Neurocysticercosis as a cause of epilepsy and seizures in two community-based studies in a cysticercosis-endemic region in Peru.

• Main Authors: Luz M Moyano (Author), Mayuko Saito (Author), Silvia M Montano (Author), Guillermo Gonzalvez (Author), Sandra Olaya (Author), Viterbo Ayvar (Author), Isidro González (Author), Luis Larrauri (Author), Victor C W Tsang (Author), Fernando Llanos (Author), Silvia Rodríguez (Author), Armando E Gonzalez (Author), Robert H Gilman (Author), Hector H Garcia (Author), Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:The prevalence of epilepsy added to inadequate treatment results in chronic morbidity and considerable mortality in poor populations. Neurocysticercosis (NCC), a helminthic disease of the central nervous system, is a leading cause of seizures and epilepsy in most of the world. METHODS:Tak...