A Trial of Antiparasitic Treatment to Reduce the Rate of Seizures Due to Cerebral Cysticercosis | Zendy

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A Trial of Antiparasitic Treatment to Reduce the Rate of Seizures Due to Cerebral Cysticercosis

Author(s) -

Héctor H. Garcı́a,

E. Javier Pretell,

Robert H. Gilman,

Santiago Martínez,

Lawrence H. Moulton,

Óscar H. Del Brutto,

Genaro Herrera,

Carlton A. Evans,

Armando E. González

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa031294

Subject(s) - neurocysticercosis , medicine , cysticercosis , antiparasitic agent , antiparasitic , epilepsy , intensive care medicine , helminthiasis , taenia solium , pediatrics , anesthesia , pharmacology , psychiatry , immunology , pathology

Neurocysticercosis is the main cause of adult-onset seizures in the developing world. Whether therapy with antiparasitic agents results in improved seizure control has been questioned because of the lack of adequate, controlled studies.

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