"Neurocysticercosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infection of the brain, spinal cord, or perimeningeal structures with the larval forms of the genus TAENIA (primarily T. solium in humans). Lesions formed by the organism are referred to as cysticerci. The infection may be subacute or chronic, and the severity of symptoms depends on the severity of the host immune response and the location and number of lesions. SEIZURES represent the most common clinical manifestation although focal neurologic deficits may occur. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1998, Ch27, pp46-50)
| Descriptor ID |
D020019
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.105.250.550 C03.335.190.902.185.550 C10.228.228.205.250.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Neurocysticercosis- Neurocysticercosis
- Neurocysticercoses
- Cysticercosis, Central Nervous System
- Central Nervous System Cysticercosis
- Cysticercosis, Brain
- Brain Cysticercosis
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neurocysticercosis" by people in Profiles.
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Mass Spectrometry Identifies Taenia solium Proteins in Sera of Patients With and Without Parenchymal Neurocysticercosis. Parasite Immunol. 2024 Jul; 46(7):e13058.
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Correlation between Monocyte Gene Expression and Inflammation on Brain Imaging in Patients with Solitary Cerebral Cysticercus Granuloma. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2023 11 01; 109(5):992-998.
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Community-level prevalence of epilepsy and of neurocysticercosis among people with epilepsy in the Balaka district of Malawi: A cross-sectional study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 09; 16(9):e0010675.
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Imaging correlates of serum enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) positivity in patients with parenchymal neurocysticercosis: results from 521 patients. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2022 02 01; 116(2):117-123.
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Distinguishing patients with idiopathic epilepsy from solitary cysticercus granuloma epilepsy and biochemical phenotype assessment using a serum biomolecule profiling platform. PLoS One. 2020; 15(8):e0237064.
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Distinguishing neurocysticercosis epilepsy from epilepsy of unknown etiology using a minimal serum mass profiling platform. Exp Parasitol. 2018 Sep; 192:98-107.
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Chiari Malformation and Hydrocephalus Masking Neurocysticercosis. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jun; 114:68-71.
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Comparison of monocyte gene expression among patients with neurocysticercosis-associated epilepsy, Idiopathic Epilepsy and idiopathic headaches in India. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 Jun; 11(6):e0005664.
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Isolated primary intradural extramedullary spinal neurocysticercosis: a case report and review of literature. Acta Neurol Taiwan. 2009 Sep; 18(3):187-92.