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Neurocysticercosis

Known as: Central Nervous System Cysticercosis, Neurocysticercosis [Disease/Finding], Brain Cysticercosis 
Infection of the brain, spinal cord, or perimeningeal structures with the larval forms of the genus TAENIA (primarily T. solium in humans). Lesions… 
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2009
2009
Accuracy of Serological Testing for the Diagnosis of Prevalent Neurocysticercosis in Outpatients with Epilepsy, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Background Few studies have estimated prevalence of neurocysticercosis (NCC) among persons with epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The control of human (neuro)cysticercosis: which way forward?
2002
2002
The inflammatory cell infiltrates in porcine cysticercosis: immunohistochemical analysis during various stages of infection.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Eradication of Taenia solium cysticercosis: a role for vaccination of pigs.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Development of an Animal Model for Neurocysticercosis: Immune Response in the Central Nervous System Is Characterized by a Predominance of γδ T Cells
Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system worldwide. It is caused by the… 
1997
1997
Co-existence of cerebral cysticercosis with Japanese encephalitis: a prognostic modulator
In this study, we investigated the frequency of co-existence of cerebral cysticercosis (CC) in Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases… 
1997
1997
Neurocysticercosis in children Clinical experience in 122 patients
Cysticercosis is the most frequent parasitic disease of the central nervous system in the world and is endemic in such developing… 
1985
1985
Intra-blood-brain barrier IgG synthesis in cerebral cysticercosis.
Patients with central nervous system cysticercosis show elevated binding of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) IgG to homogenized… 
1977
1977
Immunity in taeniasis-cysticercosis I. Vaccination against Taenia taeniaeformis in rats using purified antigen
Artificial immunization of rats against Taenia taeniaeformis was studied using somatic antigen (Som-Ag) and excretory-secretory… 
1963
1963
The Radiologic Aspects of Cerebral Cysticercosis
  • J. Dorfsman
  • Acta radiologica: diagnosis
  • 1963
  • Corpus ID: 43733298
Eighty-eight cases of cerebral cysticercosis verified at operation or post mortem formed the material of this investigation… 
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