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Treatment of Neurocysticercosis with Flubendazole *

1984; American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Volume: 33; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4269/ajtmh.1984.33.627

1476-1645

Edmundo Téllez-Girón, Miguel Silva‐Ramos, Leticia Dufour, Margarita Montante, Edmundo Téllez, Jerónimo Rodríguez, Fabio Méndez, Eduardo Erasmo Mendoza Mireles,

Parasitic infections in humans and animals

Thirteen patients with neurocysticercosis were studied and treated with flubendazole. Diagnostic procedures included computerized tomography (CT) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. In 12 cases treatment with the drug led to clinical improvement. CT showed that some cysts regressed in size, and in two patients they disappeared. The treatment also lowered the antibody levels. The drug was well tolerated and no allergic reaction or other side effects were observed.