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A case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorValadas, Emília
dc.contributor.authorBadura, Robert
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Tiago
dc.contributor.authorNeno, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorBoura, Márcia
dc.contributor.authorSutre, Ana Filipa
dc.contributor.authorBeato, Sílvia
dc.contributor.authorGrácio, Maria Amélia
dc.contributor.authorNeves, José Cordeiro
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)
dc.contributor.institutionGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)
dc.contributor.pblOpen Learning on Enteric Pathogens
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-14T22:02:42Z
dc.date.available2018-05-14T22:02:42Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-15
dc.descriptionPMID: 25596581 WOS:000352107800017
dc.description.abstractNeurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in resource-poor countries. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman born and residing in Guinea-Bissau, who was transferred to Portugal two months after the onset of a possible meningitis (fever, headache, seizures, and coma) that did not respond to antibiotic treatment. The diagnosis of NCC was confirmed by MR imaging, which showed multiple lesions compatible with cysticercus, and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the cerebrospinal fluid. After 28 days on albendazole and dexamethasone without improvement, she was started on praziquantel, which she completed in six weeks with progressive recovery.en
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dc.format.extent4
dc.format.extent516579
dc.identifier.doi10.3855/jidc.5032
dc.identifier.issn2036-6590
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 1733039
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: f62bd24c-777e-4f86-b4ce-17af075b7110
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84921279730
dc.identifier.otherPubMed: 25596581
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000352107800017
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dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84921279730
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectGuinea-Bissau
dc.subjectNeurocysticercosis
dc.subjectPortugal
dc.subjectTaenia solium
dc.subjectInfectious Diseases
dc.subjectMicrobiology
dc.subjectParasitology
dc.subjectVirology
dc.subjectGeneral Medicine
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleA case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugalen
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.firstPagep. 114
degois.publication.issuen.º 1
degois.publication.lastPage117
degois.publication.titleJournal Of Infection In Developing Countries
degois.publication.volumeVol. 9
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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