Characteristics of people with epilepsy and Neurocysticercosis in three eastern African countries-A pooled analysis.

• Main Authors: Dominik Stelzle (Author), Veronika Schmidt (Author), Luise Keller (Author), Bernard J Ngowi (Author), William Matuja (Author), Gabrielle Escheu (Author), Peter Hauke (Author), Vivien Richter (Author), Emilio Ovuga (Author), Bettina Pfausler (Author), Erich Schmutzhard (Author), Action Amos (Author), Wendy Harrison (Author), Joyce Kaducu (Author), Andrea S Winkler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Neurocysticercosis (NCC), a zoonotic disease caused by the pork tapeworm T. solium, represents one of the most common causes of secondary epilepsy but remains often undiagnosed due to lack of awareness and diagnostic facilities.<h4>Methodology</h4>We pooled...