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

• Main Authors: Francesco Vladimiro Segala (Author), Elda De Vita (Author), James Amone (Author), Daniel Ongaro (Author), Ritah Nassali (Author), Bonny Oceng (Author), Samuel Okori (Author), Giovanni Putoto (Author), Peter Lochoro (Author), Jerry Ictho (Author), Massimo Fantoni (Author), Annalisa Saracino (Author), Francesco Di Gennaro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...