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Neuropsychiatric disorders in patients with neurocysticercosis
Author(s) -
RamirezBermudez Jesus,
HigueraCalleja Jesus,
EspinolaNadurille Mariana,
Corona Teresa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/appy.12250
Subject(s) - neurocysticercosis , neurocognitive , neuropsychology , dementia , medicine , psychiatry , cognition , pediatrics , disease
The purpose of this study was to explore the presence of neuropsychiatric disorders in patients with neurocysticercosis (NCC). Method: Patients with untreated NCC ( n = 45) and healthy controls ( n = 45) underwent psychiatric and neuropsychological assessments. Results: The majority of patients in the NCC group (64.4%) had at least 1 psychiatric diagnosis, compared with a minority in the control group (31.1%). The frequency of neurocognitive disorders, and particularly dementia (major neurocognitive disorder), was significantly higher in the group of patients with NCC. Discussion: This study confirms the relationship between NCC and cognitive disorders.