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Clinical Manifestations Associated with Neurocysticercosis: A Systematic Review

PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2011 · Vol. 5(5) · pp. e1152–e1152

Hélène Carabin✉(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Patrick Cyaga Ndimubanzi(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Christine M. Budke(Texas A&M University)Hai Hong Nguyen(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Yingjun QianLinda D. Cowan(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Julie A. Stoner(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Elizabeth Rainwater(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)Mary Kathryn Dickey(University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)

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Abstract

NCC is a pleomorphic disease linked to a range of manifestations. Although definitions of manifestations were very rarely provided, and varied from study to study, the proportion of NCC cases with seizures/epilepsy and the proportion of headaches were consistent across studies. These estimates are only applicable to patients who are ill enough to seek care in neurology clinics and likely over estimate the frequency of manifestations among all NCC cases.

Parasitic infections in humans and animals Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsNeurocysticercosisMedicineHeadachesEpilepsyNeurologyPediatricsSurgeryPsychiatry