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

• Main Authors: Joachim Blocher (Author), Erich Schmutzhard (Author), Patricia P Wilkins (Author), Paige N Gupton (Author), Matthias Schaffert (Author), Herbert Auer (Author), Thaddaeus Gotwald (Author), William Matuja (Author), Andrea S Winkler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...