Open AccessTopographic congruence of calcified parenchymal neurocysticercosis and other structural brain lesions with epileptiform activity
Author(s) -
Erin Saito,
Meera Nagpal,
Amanda Leon,
Bijal Mehta,
Aaron McMurtray
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5070.175093
Subject(s) - neurocysticercosis , medicine , epilepsy , odds ratio , logistic regression , confidence interval , lesion , parenchyma , neurology , neuroimaging , pathology , psychiatry
Calcified parenchymal neurocysticercosis (NCC) lesions are commonly detected in many individuals with refractory epilepsy. However, the relationship between these lesions and epilepsy is not fully determined. We sought to determine if calcified parenchymal NCC demonstrated topographic congruence with epileptiform activity in refractory epilepsy patients. Additional patients with other structural brain lesions were included for comparison.