NeurocysticercosisOscar H. Del Brutto, Gustavo C. Roman, Julio Sotelo Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease of the nervous system worldwide. This is a comprehensive, single-source review of the history, epidemiology, biological and parasitological features of the disease, as well as its immunological, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects. |
Contents
Neuroepidemiology of Cysticercosis | 7 |
Life Cycle of Taenia solium | 29 |
Neuropathology | 37 |
Immunopathogenesis | 47 |
Clinical Manifestations | 57 |
Imaging Diagnostic Methods | 73 |
Laboratory Findings and Immunological Diagnosis | 95 |
Unification of Diagnostic Criteria for Human Cysticercosis | 107 |
Therapy of Human Cysticercosis | 113 |
Neurocysticercosis in Infants and Children | 137 |
References | 157 |
Subject Index | 172 |
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