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Taenia solium DNA is present in the cerebrospinal fluid of neurocysticercosis p...
Almeida, Carolina R.; Ojopi, Elida P.; Nunes, Caris M.; Machado, Luis R.; Takayanagui, Osvaldo M.; Livramento, Jose A.; Abraham, RonaldoMade available in DSpace on 2019-09-12T16:53:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006; Neurocysticercosis is the most frequent parasitic infection of the CNS and the main cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide. Seizures are the most common symptoms of the disease, together with headache, involuntary movements, psychosis and a global mental deterioration. Absolute diagnostic criteria include the i...
Serodiagnosis of neurocysticercosis in patients with epileptic seizure using EL...
Ishida, Maria M.I.; Peralta, Regina Helena S.; Livramento, José. A.; Hoshino-Shimizu, Sumie; Peralta, José M.; Vaz, Adelaide J.Sera from 88 patients from Santa Catarina and São Paulo states of Brazil, with epileptic seizures who underwent cerebral computed tomography (CT) were analyzed for the detection of antibodies to T. solium cysticercus by ELISA and Immunoblot (IB) with the following antigens: Taenia solium cysticercus total saline (Tso), Taenia crassiceps cysticercus vesicular fluid (Tcra-vf) and T. crassiceps cysticercus glycopr...