Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium. NCC mainly occurs in Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia and can cause a variety of clinical signs/symptoms. Although it is a rare disease in Europe, it should nonetheless be considered as a differential diagnosis. The aim of this study was to describe clinical characteristics and management of patients with NCC diagnosed and treated in Europe.

Clinical characteristics and management of neurocysticercosis patients: a retrospective assessment of case reports from Europe / Stelzle, D., Abraham, A., Kaminski, M., Schmidt, V., De Meijere, R., Bustos, J., Garcia, H.H., Sahu, P.S., Bobić, B., Cretu, C., Chiodini, P., Dermauw, V., Devleesschauwer, B., Dorny, P., Fonseca, A., Gabriël, S., Morales, M.Á.G., Laranjo-González, M., Hoerauf, A., Hunter, E., et al.. - In: JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE. - ISSN 1195-1982. - ELETTRONICO. - (2022), pp. 0-0. [10.1093/jtm/taac102]

Clinical characteristics and management of neurocysticercosis patients: a retrospective assessment of case reports from Europe

Zammarchi, Lorenzo;
2022

Abstract

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium. NCC mainly occurs in Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia and can cause a variety of clinical signs/symptoms. Although it is a rare disease in Europe, it should nonetheless be considered as a differential diagnosis. The aim of this study was to describe clinical characteristics and management of patients with NCC diagnosed and treated in Europe.
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Stelzle, Dominik; Abraham, Annette; Kaminski, Miriam; Schmidt, Veronika; De Meijere, Robert; Bustos, Javier; Garcia, Hector Hugo; Sahu, Priyadarshi So...espandi
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