Neurocysticercosis in Houston, Texas

Shandera, Wayne X.; White, A. Clinton; Chen, Julie Chia-Ping; Diaz, Pedro J.; Armstrong, Richard M.

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“…parenchymal, intraventricular, leptomeningial, spinal or any of these combinations [23J-In the present study, seizures were most frequent in patients with parenchymal disease, obstructive hydrocephalus among those with ventricular disease and meningeal symptoms with seizures in those with cisternal pathology (Table 6). These findings are in agreement with those of Shandera et al [21]. Cerebral parenchymal lesions were seen most commonly in the frontal lobes (n=36), followed by parietal, occipital and temporal lobes and deep nuclear masses.…”

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“…While the cysticercal cysts can be located in any part of the human body, they have a predilection for the nervous system, skeletal muscle, subcutaneous tissues and the eye [21]. In the present series, 11 8 (77%) histologically proven cases, had intracranial cysticercosis, while only in 6 (4%), they were spinal in location.…”

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“…Most symptoms due to parenchymal NCC reflect relatively recent host immune response with inflammation or epileptiform foci formed due to healed/healing lesions with, prior inflammation [21]. Intracerebral manifestations can be due to the anatomical location of the cysts viz.…”

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Neurocysticercosis – A Clinicopathological Appraisal

Kudesia

Santosh

Pal

et al. 1998

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease affecting the human central nervous system, with protean clinical manifestations. During the last 17 years, 153 cases of neurocysticercosis were histopathologically diagnosed on surgically resected and autopsied material. Variable number of cysts, from a solitary one to multiple were found invading different parts of the neuraxis (118 cases). These cestode larval forms had a prediliction for locating in the cerebral grey matter (98 cases), followed by subcortical nuclear area (12), cerebral ventricles and subarachnoid cisterns (26 cases). Patients harbouring parenchymal cysts manifested predominantly with seizures and encephalitis (113 cases) whereas those with ventricular and/or cisternal cysts presented with features of chronic meningitis and hydrocephalus. The unusual clinical presentations were psychiatric symptoms with behavioural abnormalities and stroke in the young as a result of cysticercal meningitis with associated arteritis. Primary cysticercal abscess in the brain parenchyma was an interesting pathological feature noted in 3 cases. In the endemic areas, the co-existence of neurocysticercosis appears to enhance the morbidity and mortality due to Japanese encephalitis (31 cases) . The surface glycoprotein of the cysticercal cyst has been identified to be the antigenic component to which the host immune system responds by forming antibody in the CSF. MJAFI 1998; 54: 13-18

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Neurocysticercosis – A Clinicopathological Appraisal

Kudesia

Santosh

Pal

et al. 1998

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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“…1 NCC is a major cause of adult onset symptomatic epilepsy in areas where pork tapeworm Taenia solium is endemic. 2 With the increasing availability of neuroimaging studies in the area of endemicity and the use of EITB assay in epidemiological studies, it has become evident that the global morbidity and mortality associated with cysticercosis have been grossly underestimated. 3 NCC is endemic in Central and South America, Sub-Saharan Africa, in some regions of Far East including Indian Subcontinent, Indonesia and China.…”

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The epidemiology and health burden of neurocysticercosis in tertiary hospital of Nepal

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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic infestation of the central nervous system and is one of the major public health problems in developing nations like Nepal. This study was conducted to find out total number of neurocysticercosis cases in BPKIHS from 2005 to 2013 AD and to know the duration for which cases were admitted and improvement seen in them. This is a hospital based retrospective study conducted from 31st March to 13th April 2014 to see the number of NCC in B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan of Nepal, a tertiary level referral hospital in the Eastern Nepal. It was study in which secondary data, consistent with the diagnosis of Neurocysticercosis was collected from the Medical Record Section of BPKIHS and reviewed. One hundred fourteen cases of neurocysticercosis were enrolled. The patients were predominantly males (nearly 63.2%) and it was more commonly seen in 2-20 years age group (42%). Most of the cases were from Sunsari District. Most of the patients (63.2%) were admitted in Medicine wards. Almost 90.4% of admitted Neurocysticercosis cases were improved in BPKIHS. The trend of Neurocysticercosis cases did not show any showed any consistent pattern in the past nine years. We conclude that the problem of Neurocysticercosis is common and has become a key public health concern for all.

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“…An estimated 50 million people are infected and 50,000 people die annually as a result of this disease. 5 It accounts for 11% of hospital admissions and 35-45% of all neurological procedures in certain endemic areas. 6 …”

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To Study the Role of Immuno Diagnosis in Neurocy Sticercosis

Bhatiani¹

2015

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over a period of 12 months. The study group comprised of 56 patients attending OPD/IPD who were radiologically (CT and/or MRI) diagnosed as a case of Neurocysticercosis. 7 The investigations done were CT scan and/or MRI and Serum ELISA for IgG antibody to T. solium The T. solium specific IgG antibodies in patient's sera were assessed using the commercially available ELISA kit, IVD Research, Inc, Carlsbad, CA 92008. Twenty two patients (39.28%) out of 56 patients were vegetarians while 34 (60.72%) were non-vegetarians. None of the patients was a pork-eater. Sensitivity of serum ELISA for IgG antibodies was found to be 48.22%. Serum ELISA was positive in 27 (48.21%) out of 56 CT/MRI proven cases of NCC showing a 100% positivity in cases of calcified lesions and 45.28% in cases of active lesions. More seropositivity (72.72%) was seen in multiple lesions as compared to single lesions (42.22%).

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Neurocysticercosis in Houston, Texas

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Neurocysticercosis – A Clinicopathological Appraisal

Neurocysticercosis – A Clinicopathological Appraisal

The epidemiology and health burden of neurocysticercosis in tertiary hospital of Nepal

To Study the Role of Immuno Diagnosis in Neurocy Sticercosis

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