An uncommon cause of seizures in children living in developed countries: neurocysticercosis -a case report

• Main Authors: Denegri Federica (Author), Aguzzi Sonia (Author), Mignone Federica (Author), Scolfaro Carlo (Author), Raffaldi Irene (Author), Tovo Pier-Angelo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Neurocysticercosis represents an important cause of seizures in children in endemic countries, such as Latin America, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, while in Europe, especially in Italy, the cases of neurocysticercosis are anectodal. We report the case of a 6 year...