Systematic review and meta-analysis estimating association of cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis with epilepsy.

• Main Authors: Gabrielle Debacq (Author), Luz M Moyano (Author), Héctor H Garcia (Author), Farid Boumediene (Author), Benoit Marin (Author), Edgard B Ngoungou (Author), Pierre-Marie Preux (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:We reviewed studies that analyzed cysticercosis (CC), neurocysticercosis (NCC) and epilepsy across Latin America, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, to estimate the odds ratio and etiologic fraction of epilepsy due to CC in tropical regions. METHODOLOGY:We conducted a systematic review of the l...