High prevalence of calcified silent neurocysticercosis in a rural village of Mexico

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-145

  Fleury, A ^a,d   Gomez, T ^e   Alvarez, I ^e   Meza, D ^e   Huerta, M ^e   Chavarria, A ^b   Carrillo Mezo, R A ^a   Lloyd, C ^f   Dessein, A ^c   Preux, P M ^d   Dumas, M ^d   Larralde, C ^b   Sciutto, E ^b   Fragoso, Gladis ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d Inst d'Epidemiol Neurologique N   (France)

^e BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^f Hospital General de Puebla   (Mexico)

Author keywords

CT scan; Cysticercosis; Epidemiology; Neurocysticercosis; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FAMILY; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HOST; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANIMALS; CALCINOSIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0037217511     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068748     Document Type: Article

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