"Neurocysticercosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infection of the brain, spinal cord, or perimeningeal structures with the larval forms of the genus TAENIA (primarily T. solium in humans). Lesions formed by the organism are referred to as cysticerci. The infection may be subacute or chronic, and the severity of symptoms depends on the severity of the host immune response and the location and number of lesions. SEIZURES represent the most common clinical manifestation although focal neurologic deficits may occur. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch27, pp46-50)
| Descriptor ID |
D020019
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.105.250.550 C03.335.190.902.185.550 C10.228.228.205.250.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Neurocysticercosis- Neurocysticercosis
- Neurocysticercoses
- Cysticercosis, Central Nervous System
- Central Nervous System Cysticercosis
- Cysticercosis, Brain
- Brain Cysticercosis
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neurocysticercosis" by people in Profiles.
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Neurocysticercosis in Children. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2022 02; 69(1):115-127.
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Epilepsy, interictal EEG abnormalities and hippocampal atrophy in patients with calcified neurocysticercosis: a population study in an endemic milieu. Epileptic Disord. 2021 Apr 01; 23(2):357-365.
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Focal Seizures with Corresponding Neuroimaging and Electroencephalographic Findings in a Patient with Scolex Remnants within a Calcified Cysticercus. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 10; 99(4):815-816.
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EEG Patterns in Patients With Calcified Neurocysticercosis With or Without Hippocampal Atrophy. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2018 Jul; 35(4):332-338.
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The Association Between Neurocysticercosis and Hippocampal Atrophy is Related to Age. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Jan 11; 96(1):243-248.
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Intraventricular Cyst Causing Acute Obstructive Hydrocephalus: Neurocysticercosis Managed With Neuroendoscopy. Pediatr Neurol. 2016 Feb; 55:71-3.
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Profile of children admitted with seizures in a tertiary care hospital of Western Nepal. BMC Pediatr. 2013 Mar 27; 13:43.
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Neurocysticercosis in Kansas. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jan 17; 144(2):150-2.