TY - JOUR
T1 - Intraventricular Taenia solium neurocysticercosis: a report of three cases
AU - Pant, B.
AU - Devleesschauwer, Brecht
AU - Shrestha, P.
AU - Shrestha, I.
AU - Praet, Nicolas
AU - Dorny, Pierre
N1 - FTX
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Neurocysticercosis (NCC), caused by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is reported to be a common condition in Nepal. So far imaging diagnosis was mainstay of the diagnosis. In this paper, we report three patients presenting with neurological symptoms due to intraventricular NCC. We have diagnosed the causative agent as T. solium on molecular basis. Further research is warranted to assess the actual health impact of T. solium in Nepal.
AB - Neurocysticercosis (NCC), caused by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is reported to be a common condition in Nepal. So far imaging diagnosis was mainstay of the diagnosis. In this paper, we report three patients presenting with neurological symptoms due to intraventricular NCC. We have diagnosed the causative agent as T. solium on molecular basis. Further research is warranted to assess the actual health impact of T. solium in Nepal.
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
C2 - 22922900
SN - 0028-2715
VL - 51
SP - 192
EP - 195
JO - Journal of the Nepal Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Nepal Medical Association
IS - 184
ER -