Epilepsy and neurocysticercosis in an Andean community | Zendy

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Epilepsy and neurocysticercosis in an Andean community

Author(s) -

Marcelo E. Cruz,

Peter M. Schantz,

I. Cruz,

Patricio Espinosa,

PierreMarie Preux,

Andrea T. Cruz,

Washington Benítez,

Victor C. W. Tsang,

J Fermoso,

M. Dumas

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/28.4.799

Subject(s) - neurocysticercosis , taenia solium , cysticercosis , medicine , epidemiology , taeniasis , epilepsy , population , pediatrics , pathology , immunology , environmental health , helminths , psychiatry , cestode infections

Taenia solium neurocysticercosis (NCC) has been documented as one of the major causes of epilepsy in developing countries. However, methodological limitations have hindered the evaluation of the epidemiological relationship between cysticercosis and epilepsy at the community level.

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