Distribution and Potential Indicators of Hospitalized Cases of Neurocysticercosis and Epilepsy in Ecuador from 1996 to 2008.

• Main Authors: Lenin Ron-Garrido (Author), Marco Coral-Almeida (Author), Sarah Gabriël (Author), Washington Benitez-Ortiz (Author), Claude Saegerman (Author), Pierre Dorny (Author), Dirk Berkvens (Author), Emmanuel Nji Abatih (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Epilepsy is one of the most common signs of Neurocysticercosis (NCC). In this study, spatial and temporal variations in the incidence of hospitalized cases (IHC) of epilepsy and NCC in Ecuadorian municipalities were analyzed. Additionally, potential socio-economic and landscape indicators were evalu...