Radiological evolution of porcine neurocysticercosis after combined antiparasitic treatment with praziquantel and albendazole.

• Main Authors: Carla Cangalaya (Author), Javier A Bustos (Author), Juan Calcina (Author), Ana Vargas-Calla (Author), Javier Mamani (Author), Diego Suarez (Author), Gianfranco Arroyo (Author), Armando E Gonzalez (Author), Juan Chacaltana (Author), Cristina Guerra-Giraldez (Author), Siddhartha Mahanty (Author), Theodore E Nash (Author), Héctor H García (Author), Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The onset of anthelmintic treatment of neurocysticercosis (NCC) provokes an acute immune response of the host, which in human cases is associated with exacerbation of neurological symptoms. This inflammation can occur at the first days of therapy. So, changes in the brain cysts appearance may be det...