"Neurocysticercosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neurocysticercosis" by people in Profiles.
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Steroid-sparing agents for the treatment of inflammation in complicated neurocysticercosis. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2019 11; 6(6).
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Parasitic Infections of the Nervous System. Semin Neurol. 2019 06; 39(3):358-368.
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Neurocysticercosis: Clinical Characteristics and Changes from 26 Years of Experience in an University Hospital in Korea. Korean J Parasitol. 2019 Jun; 57(3):265-271.
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Axonal swelling and spheroids in Taenia solium neurocysticercosis. Brain Pathol. 2019 05; 29(3):320.
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A Child With Intermittent Headaches and Eosinophilic Meningitis. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2018 Dec 03; 7(4):355-357.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis: Issues That Need to Be Addressed. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 11 13; 67(11):1796-1797.
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Subcutaneous nodules of cysticercosis as a sign of asymptomatic neurocysticercosis in an HIV positive patient. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2018 Nov-Dec; 51(6):861-863.
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Neurocysticercosis as a probable risk factor for hippocampal sclerosis. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2018 11; 76(11):783-790.
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Focal Seizures with Corresponding Neuroimaging and Electroencephalographic Findings in a Patient with Scolex Remnants within a Calcified Cysticercus. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 10; 99(4):815-816.
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Screening for neurocysticercosis in internationally adopted children: yield, cost and performance of serological tests, Italy, 2001 to 2016. Euro Surveill. 2018 10; 23(40).