Article type: Letter to Editor
Article
title: Neuropsychiatric
manifestations associated with neurocysticercosis
Journal: Journal
of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
Year: 2022
Authors: Jamir Pitton Rissardo, Ana Letícia Fornari
Caprara
E-mail: jamirrissardo@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is endemic in most of the
developing world due to poor sanitary conditions, poverty, and illiteracy. It
is considered the most common human central nervous system helminthic
infection. Also, NCC is one of the most common causes of acquired epilepsy in
endemic areas. Nevertheless, NCC appears to be a protective factor in the
development of drug-resistant epilepsy, when we compare it with other
etiologies such as structural epilepsy.
Keywords: Neurocysticercosis, epilepsy, depression,
movement disorder, calcification
Full text available at:
https://www.jdrntruhs.org/text.asp?2022/11/2/159/353217
DOI
10.4103/jdrntruhs.jdrntruhs_27_22
Citation
Rissardo JP, Fornari Caprara AL. Neuropsychiatric manifestations associated with neurocysticercosis. J NTR Univ Health Sci 2022;11:159-60