Neurocysticercosis in Children with Seizures: A Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Murli Manohar Gupta (Author), Nagendra Chaudhary (Author), Santosh Pathak (Author), Nikhil Agrawal (Author), Jaydev Yadav (Author), Sandeep Shrestha (Author), Om Prakash Kurmi (Author), Baldev Bhatia (Author), Kailash Nath Agarwal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Neurocysticercosis (NCC), a common cause of seizures in children from low and middle income countries (LMICs), if not diagnosed and treated early enough may lead to considerable morbidity and mortality. There is a lack of data on the prevalence of NCC and its clinical characteristics amo...