Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1913993 | Journal of the Neurological Sciences | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A single cerebral cysticercus granuloma in a non-endemic country is not a rare event. As seen in endemic regions, these cases have a good prognosis although more surgical procedures are performed in non-endemic countries, likely reflecting a decrease of diagnostic suspicion for cysticercosis and an increased availability of surgical options. The mean age of the reported cases was 25Â years, and immigrants most often developed the disease greater than two years after arrival into a non-endemic area, suggesting a significant delay between infection and symptoms. However, some may have been infected and developed the disease while residing in non-endemic countries.
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Authors
Oscar H. Del Brutto, Theodore E. Nash, Hector H. Garcia,