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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

ISSN

1935-2735

Autores

Irene 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

Resumo

Taenia 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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