The causal relationship between neurocysticercosis infection and the development of epilepsy - a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic infection of the human central nervous system, the most common form of which involves infection of the brain parenchyma with the larval form of the Taenia solium tapeworm. A causal relationship between such an NCC infection and the development of epilepsy in infected individuals is acknowledged, in part supported by high levels of comorbidity in endemic countries worldwide.

Methods

This study undertook a systematic review and critical analysis of the NCC-epilepsy relationship with the primary objective of quantifying the risk of developing epilepsy following NCC infection. A secondary aim was to analyse the proportions of NCC-associated epilepsy within different populations. Significant emphasis was placed on the importance

SUBMITTER: Gripper LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5381143 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature