Neurocysticercosis, a persisting health problem in Mexico.

• Main Authors: Agnès Fleury (Author), Jael Moreno García (Author), Paulina Valdez Aguerrebere (Author), María de Sayve Durán (Author), Paola Becerril Rodríguez (Author), Carlos Larralde (Author), Edda Sciutto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: The ongoing epidemiological transition in Mexico minimizes the relative impact of neurocysticercosis (NC) on public health. However, hard data on the disease frequency are not available. METHODOLOGY: All clinical records from patients admitted in the Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Ne...