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A Systematic Review of the Frequency of Neurocyticercosis with a Focus on People with Epilepsy

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2010 · Vol. 4(11) · pp. e870–e870

Patrick Cyaga Ndimubanzi(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Hélène Carabin✉(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Christine M. Budke(Texas A&M University)Hai Hong Nguyen(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Yingjun Qian(Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases)Elizabeth Rainwater(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Mary Kathryn Dickey(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Stephanie Reynolds(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Julie A. Stoner(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)

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Abstract

Only one study has estimated the prevalence of NCC in a random sample of all residents. Hence, the prevalence of NCC worldwide remains unknown. However, the pooled estimate for the proportion of NCC among PWE was very robust and could be used, in conjunction with estimates of the prevalence and incidence of epilepsy, to estimate this component of the burden of NCC in endemic areas. The previously recommended guidelines for the diagnostic process and for declaring NCC an international reportable disease would improve the knowledge on the global frequency of NCC.

Parasitic infections in humans and animals Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Parasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentNeurocysticercosisMedicinePopulationEpilepsyIncidence (geometry)Meta-analysisRandom effects modelSample size determinationDemographyFamily medicine