Cysticercosis of the Human Nervous System
Neurocysticercosis (neural infection by larvae of Taenia solium) occurs when humans become intermediate hosts of the tapeworm Taenia solium after ingesting its eggs, usually directly from a Taenia carrier. Nowadays, the disease is the most common helminthic infection of the nervous system in humans,...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014. |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39022-7 |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Foreword
- 2 History of taeniasis and cysticercosis
- 3 Epidemiology of human cysticercosis:
- Cysticercosis in endemic regions
- Cysticercosis in travelers and non-endemic regions
- 4 Life cycle and biological characteristics of Taenia solium
- 5 Neuropathology of cysticercosis and evolutive stages of cysticerci
- 6 Immunopathogenesis of cysticercosis
- 7 Clinical manifestations of Parenchymal neurocysticercosis:
- Epilepsy
- Focal neurological deficits
- Cognitive decline and psychiatric alterations
- Increased intracranial pressure
- 8 Clinical manifestations of Extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis:
- Intraventricular NCC
- Cysticercosis of the Sylvian fissure and basal CSF cisterns
- Subarachnoid NCC of the convexity
- 9 Diagnosis of cysticercosis (and Taeniasis):
- Neuroimaging
- Immunological diagnosis
- Other exams
- Diagnosis of taeniasis
- Diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis
- 10 Management of neurocysticercosis:
- Cysticidal drugs (albendazole and praziquantel) Surgery
- 11 Control and perspectives for elimination. .