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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.

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