Diseases

Neurocysticercosis

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)

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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)

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  • Neurocoenurosis
  • Neurocoenuroses
  • Neurocysticercoses
  • CNS Cysticercosis
  • Central Nervous System Cysticercosis
  • Cerebral Coenurosis
  • Cerebral Cysticercosis
  • Cysticercosis, Brain
  • Cysticercosis, Central Nervous System
  • Brain Cysticercosis
  • CNS Cysticercoses
  • Cerebral Coenuroses
  • Cerebral Cysticercoses
  • Coenurosis, Cerebral
  • Cysticercosis, CNS
  • Cysticercosis, Cerebral

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; coordinate with specific site/disease term if pertinent

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1999

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  • Brain Diseases (1966-1998)
  • Cysticercosis (1966-1998)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neurocysticercosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020019. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020019
  2. Neurocysticercosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurocysticercosis
  3. Neurocysticercosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11695458