A cross-sectional study of people with epilepsy and neurocysticercosis in Tanzania: clinical characteristics and diagnostic approaches.

• Asıl Yazarlar: Joachim Blocher (Yazar), Erich Schmutzhard (Yazar), Patricia P Wilkins (Yazar), Paige N Gupton (Yazar), Matthias Schaffert (Yazar), Herbert Auer (Yazar), Thaddaeus Gotwald (Yazar), William Matuja (Yazar), Andrea S Winkler (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a major cause of epilepsy in regions where pigs are free-ranging and hygiene is poor. Pork production is expected to increase in the next decade in sub-Saharan Africa, hence NCC will likely become more prevalent. In this study, people with epilepsy (PWE, n=212) were follo...