Neurocysticercosis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, a Diagnostic Challenge from Oyam District, Uganda

• Главные авторы: Francesco Vladimiro Segala (Автор), Elda De Vita (Автор), James Amone (Автор), Daniel Ongaro (Автор), Ritah Nassali (Автор), Bonny Oceng (Автор), Samuel Okori (Автор), Giovanni Putoto (Автор), Peter Lochoro (Автор), Jerry Ictho (Автор), Massimo Fantoni (Автор), Annalisa Saracino (Автор), Francesco Di Gennaro (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: MDPI AG, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: In countries where <i>Taenia solium</i> is endemic, neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the leading identified cause of seizures, accounting for nearly 30% of all epilepsy cases and up to 2.8 million of Disability Adjusted Life Years. Diagnosis of this condition, however, is strictly...