| Autor: |
H H, Garcia, R, Gilman, M, Martinez, V C, Tsang, J B, Pilcher, G, Herrera, F, Diaz, M, Alvarado, E, Miranda |
| Rok vydání: |
1993 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Lancet (London, England). 341(8839) |
| ISSN: |
0140-6736 |
| Popis: |
In countries where cysticercosis is endemic, the proportion of epilepsy due to cysticercosis is not well documented. To investigate the association between cysticercosis and epilepsy, we used the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay to detect serum antibodies to Taenia solium in 498 consecutive outpatients at a neurology clinic in Lima, Peru. Every patient was classified as epileptic (n = 189) or non-epileptic (n = 309) after neurological, and where possible electroencephalographic, examination. A substantially higher proportion of epileptic than non-epileptic patients was seropositive in the EITB (22 [12%] vs 8 [3%], p0.001). 19% of epileptic patients born outside Lima, 20% of those with late-onset epilepsy, and 29% of patients with both these characteristics were seropositive. Thus, in Peru, cysticercosis is an important aetiological factor for epilepsy. |
| Databáze: |
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