The effect of albendazole treatment on non-seizure outcomes in patients with symptomatic neurocysticercosis.

ABSTRACT: Background:There is little information about the impact of anthelminthic treatment on clinical symptoms other than seizures in neurocysticercosis (NC). We investigated the effect of albendazole on non-seizure symptoms experienced by patients with NC. Methods:Data are from a randomized controlled trial comparing albendazole plus prednisone with placebo plus prednisone for treatment of NC among 173 patients with active or transitional NC cysts and new-onset symptoms. We performed negative binomial regression to examine the number of follow-up visits when a symptom was reported, logistic regression to examine the probability of experiencing the symptom and Cox proportional hazards models to examine the time to first reporting the symptom. Results:Eighty-five percent of patients reported at le

SUBMITTER: Thapa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6019022 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature