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  title info:
    title: Cysticercosis of the Human Nervous System
  name:
    name part: Del Brutto, Oscar H.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: García, Héctor H.
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: gw
    date issued: 2014
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: IX, 140 p. online resource.
  abstract: Neurocysticercosis (neural infection by larvae of Taenia solium) occurs when humans become intermediate hosts of the tapeworm Taenia solium after ingesting its eggs, usually directly from a Taenia carrier. Nowadays, the disease is the most common helminthic infection of the nervous system in humans, and a major cause of acquired epilepsy. It has long been endemic in developing countries of Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. Recently, however, mass migration from endemic to non-endemic areas and growth in overseas travel have resulted in an increase in the prevalence of cysticercosis in countries where it was formerly considered exotic. The introduction of modern neuroimaging and serologic techniques has improved the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis, and the development of potent cysticidal drugs has changed the prognosis of most affected patients. Nevertheless, much remains to be learned about this parasitic disease. This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the various aspects of cysticercosis of the nervous system that will be of interest to all who are involved in the care of patients with the disease. Epidemiology, neuropathology, immunopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management are all thoroughly discussed based on current evidence and practice.
  table of contents: 1 Foreword -- 2 History of taeniasis and cysticercosis -- 3 Epidemiology of human cysticercosis: -- Cysticercosis in endemic regions -- Cysticercosis in travelers and non-endemic regions -- 4 Life cycle and biological characteristics of Taenia solium -- 5 Neuropathology of cysticercosis and evolutive stages of cysticerci -- 6 Immunopathogenesis of cysticercosis -- 7 Clinical manifestations of Parenchymal neurocysticercosis: -- Epilepsy -- Focal neurological deficits -- Cognitive decline and psychiatric alterations -- Increased intracranial pressure -- 8 Clinical manifestations of Extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis: -- Intraventricular NCC -- Cysticercosis of the Sylvian fissure and basal CSF cisterns -- Subarachnoid NCC of the convexity -- 9 Diagnosis of cysticercosis (and Taeniasis): -- Neuroimaging -- Immunological diagnosis -- Other exams -- Diagnosis of taeniasis -- Diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis -- 10 Management of neurocysticercosis: -- Cysticidal drugs (albendazole and praziquantel) Surgery -- 11 Control and perspectives for elimination. .
  note: by Oscar H. Del Brutto, Héctor H. García.
  subject:
    topic: Medicine
  subject:
    topic: Immunology
  subject:
    topic: Parasitology
  subject:
    topic: Neuroradiology
  subject:
    topic: Neurology
  subject:
    topic: Epidemiology
  subject:
    topic: Medicine & Public Health
  subject:
    topic: Neurology
  subject:
    topic: Parasitology
  subject:
    topic: Epidemiology
  subject:
    topic: Neuroradiology
  subject:
    topic: Immunology
  classification: RC346-429.2
  classification: 616.8
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      title: Springer eBooks
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  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39022-7
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