The burden of T. solium cysticercosis and selected neuropsychiatric disorders in Mocuba district, Zambézia province, Mozambique
2022; Public Library of Science; Volume: 16; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1371/journal.pntd.0010606
ISSN1935-2735
AutoresIrene Langa, Fernando Padama, Noémia Nhancupe, Alberto Pondja, Delfina Fernandes Hlashwayo, Lídia Gouveia, Dominik Stelzle, Clarissa Prazeres da Costa, Veronika Schmidt, Andrea Sylvia Winkler, Emília Virgínia Noormahomed,
Tópico(s)Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
ResumoTaenia solium (neuro-)cysticercosis, a neglected tropical disease, can be associated with epileptic seizures and other neuropsychiatric (= neurological and psychiatric) disorders. This study aimed to evaluate the association of T. solium cysticercosis with selected neuropsychiatric disorders and/or symptoms (chronic headache, epileptic seizures/epilepsy and psychosis) in Mocuba district, Mozambique.
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