Methods for the diagnosis of parasitic infections have stagnated in the past three decades.
Labor-intensive methods such as microscopy still remain the mainstay of several diagnostic …

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminthic infection of the nervous system
and a frequent cause of reactive seizures and epilepsy worldwide. In many cases, multiple …

Objective The diagnosis of neurocysticercosis (NCC) remains problematic because of the
heterogeneity of its clinical, immunological, and imaging characteristics. Our aim was to …

Neurocysticercosis (NCC), which is caused by accidental ingestion of eggs of the pork
tapeworm, Taenia solium, was common in Bali, Indonesia until the early 1990s. However …

Imagenological diagnosis of subarachnoid neurocysticercosis is usually difficult when
classical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sequences are used. The purpose of this study …

Background Neurocysticercosis is a neuroinfectious disease caused by the larval stage of
the tapeworm Taenia solium. Isolated spinal cysticercosis is rare, with limited cases having …

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is an infection of the central nervous system by the larval stage of
the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. The combination of modern diagnostic tests, use of …

The phrase “infectious diseases of poverty”(IDoP) is used to describe infectious diseases
that are more prevalent among poor and vulnerable populations. 1 IDoP comprises (1) …

Abstract Background In Colombia, taeniasis and cysticercosis have been significantly
reduced over the past decades, however still reported with implications for public health and …

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous
system and a major risk factor for seizures and epilepsy. Seizure types in NCC vary largely …