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Neurocysticercosis.
Neurocysticercosis is a pleomorphic parasitic disease that may mimic almost any other condition affecting the central nervous system. Recent studies have focused on diagnostic strategies and treatment of the most severe forms of the disease. This review covers the novel contributions made in those areas.
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Fifty four patients with a single parenchymal brain cysticercus in the acute encephalitic phase were studied to outline the features of this form of the disease. Seizures were the presenting symptom in all cases. Twenty six patients had a single seizure and 28 had several seizures before admission. Neurological examination was normal in 45 patients and showed focal signs in nine. All patients h...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Internal and Emergency Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1828-0447,1970-9366
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-014-1089-0