Cognitive changes and quality of life in neurocysticercosis: A longitudinal study

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Wallin, Mitchell T ^a,b   Pretell, E Javier ^c,d   Bustos, Javier A ^d,e   Caballero, Marianella ^f   Alfaro, Mercedes ^g   Kane, Robert ^h   Wilken, Jeffrey ^b,i   Sullivan, Cynthia ^b,i   Fratto, Timothy ⁱ   Garcia, Hector H ^d,e,f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL NACIONAL ALBERTO SABOGAL SOLOGUREN   (Peru)

^d The Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru   (Peru)

^e UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^f INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NEUROLÓGICAS   (Peru)

^g Applied Neuropsychological Services   (United States)

^h WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ Washington Neuropsychology Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECALL; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; BRAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; PERU; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERU; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84856585222     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001493     Document Type: Article

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