Toxoplasmosis and epilepsy--systematic review and meta analysis.

• Main Authors: Edgard B Ngoungou (Author), Devender Bhalla (Author), Amandine Nzoghe (Author), Marie-Laure Dardé (Author), Pierre-Marie Preux (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Toxoplasmosis is an important, widespread, parasitic infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii. The chronic infection in immunocompetent patients, usually considered as asymptomatic, is now suspected to be a risk factor for various neurological disorders, including epilepsy. We aimed to condu...