Animal models of epilepsy are of great importance in epileptology. They are used to study
the mechanisms of epileptogenesis, and search for new genes and regulatory pathways …

Toxoplasmosis as a zoonotic disease has a worldwide distribution and can infect a wide
range of animal hosts, as well as at least one third of the world's human population. The …

Background Neurodegenerative diseases including AD is currently one of intractable
problems globally due to the insufficiency of intervention strategies. Long-term infection of …

Toxoplasmosis ranks among the most prevalent parasitic diseases globally. It seems that
chronic toxoplasmosis is associated with several neuropsychiatric and other harmful effects …

Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is an opportunistic pathogen affecting about 1/3 of world
population. While often asymptomatic in immunocompetent individuals, it can lead to severe …

Background Accumulating evidence suggests that latent infection with Toxoplasma gondii
(T. gondii) is associated with a variety of neuropsychiatric and behavioral conditions. This …

Introduction Post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) is a debilitating chronic outcome of traumatic
brain injury (TBI), and neuroinflammation is implicated in increased seizure susceptibility …

Toxoplasma is capable of causing long-lasting brain cysts in its hosts, which can lead to
physiological disturbances in brain neurotransmitters and result in changes in the host's …

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between toxoplasmosis
and cryptogenic epilepsy (CE) by comparing the rate of Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity …

Background It is estimated that there are 50 million people with epilepsy. In Ecuador, the
prevalence varies between 17-22/1,000. Risk factors are: family history, trauma, tumors …