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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"neurocysticercosis"”.
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Investigating neural responses in models of neurocysticercosis
… pig cestode Taenia solium, a condition termed neurocysticercosis. Despite the large nature of the problem, little is known about how neurocysticercosis modulates neuronal responses to result in the development of seizures. In this thesis I have used the cestode Taenia crassiceps to develop …
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Exploring molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying seizures in neurocysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis is a disease in which larvae of the tapeworm, Taenia solium, infect the central nervous system of humans. Seizures are the most common symptom of NCC, occurring in between 70 % and 90 % of all symptomatic NCC cases. Neurocysticercosis impacts heavily on the quality of life of …
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Establishing in vitro models of neuroinflammation to investigate neuroimmune responses in neurocysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis (NCC), a parasitic infection of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by the larvae of the cestode Taenia solium, is the leading cause of adult-acquired epilepsy in the world. A surprising clinical manifestation of NCC is that viable larvae can exist in the brain for extended …
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Gaps in management and treatment of epilepsy in people with confirmed or probable neurocysticercosis
… the larval stage of Taenia solium, leading to neurocysticercosis (NCC). People with epilepsy (PWE) in low-income countries often do not receive appropriate treatment, which besides the continuing epileptic seizures, may also lead to cognitive impairment, reduced quality of life, stigma, …
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Gaps in management and treatment of epilepsy in people with confirmed or probable neurocysticercosis
… the larval stage of Taenia solium, leading to neurocysticercosis (NCC). People with epilepsy (PWE) in low-income countries often do not receive appropriate treatment, which besides the continuing epileptic seizures, may also lead to cognitive impairment, reduced quality of life, stigma, …
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Investigating cestode modulation of host neuronal excitability and cell-type-specific gene expression in an in vitro mouse model of neurocysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis (NCC), caused by Taenia solium larvae, is the leading helminthic brain infection in humans, with epilepsy as its most common manifestation. Interestingly, seizures are rare during early stages when viable larvae are thought to suppress host inflammation. Seizures tend to occur …
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Taenia solium transmission in a rural community in Honduras : an examination of risk factors and knowledge
… how humans acquire the infections, especially neurocysticercosis was identified. After regression analysis, the ability to recognize adult tapeworms and awareness of the clinical importance of taeniasis, were found to be significant risk factors for T. soliurn seropositivity. These results …
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Evaluating the yield of brain CT examinations in patients presenting with first onset seizures at the Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
… acute or subacute cerebral infarction (4.5%), neurocysticercosis (7.0%), other infections (6.5%), haemorrhage and other vascular lesions (6.5%), post-traumatic encephalomalacia (6.5%), primary brain tumours and metastases (based on CT characteristics) (7.0%). Conclusion: Forty-six (46%) of …
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Health technology assessment for levetiracetam in the treatment of newly diagnosed epilepsy in the South African Public Health Sector
… alcohol abuse and infectious diseases, such as neurocysticercosis and HIV/AIDS. Causes in South Africa are likely to be infectious due to the high HIV and tuberculosis prevalence. The condition has substantial individual and societal economic impacts, with economic costs ranging from the direct …