The impact of neurocysticercosis in california: a review of hospitalized cases.

• Main Authors: Curtis Croker (Author), Matthew Redelings (Author), Roshan Reporter (Author), Frank Sorvillo (Author), Laurene Mascola (Author), Patricia Wilkins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To assess the burden of neurocysticercosis (NCC) in California we examined statewide hospital discharge data for 2009. There were 304 cases hospitalized with NCC identified (incidence = 0.8 per 100,000). Cases were mostly Latino (84.9%), slightly more likely to be male than female (men 57.6%, women...