Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: GOMES,IRENIO
Data de Publicação: 2000
Outros Autores: VEIGA,MARIELZA, CORREA,DOLORES, MEZA-LUCAS,ANTONIO, MATA,OLGA, GARCIA,ROBERTO CARLOS, OSORNIO,ALEJANDRO, RABELO,ROSÂNGELA, LUCENA,RITA, MELO,AILTON
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
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Resumo: With the aim to study the magnitude of infection by the metacestode of Taenia solium in a population of epileptic patients in the arid region of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil, we examined 200 consecutive cases who attended an ambulatory clinic in the disctrict of Mulungu do Morro. Sixty-six of the patients had a diagnosis of epilepsy. From them 10 (15.2%) presented antibodies against a specific fraction of antigens in Western blot, and 4 (6.0%) had circulating parasite products, as tested by capture ELISA. Only 1 case was positive for antibodies and antigens. We found that the frequency of seropositivity was related to the time without epileptic seizure. We conclude that cysticercosis is endemic in the region of Mulungu do Morro and that it is related to a benign form of epilepsy.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil
title Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil
spellingShingle Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil
GOMES,IRENIO
cysticercosis
epilepsy
seizures
neurocysticercosis
epidemiology
title_short Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil
title_full Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil
title_fullStr Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil
title_sort Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil
author GOMES,IRENIO
author_facet GOMES,IRENIO
VEIGA,MARIELZA
CORREA,DOLORES
MEZA-LUCAS,ANTONIO
MATA,OLGA
GARCIA,ROBERTO CARLOS
OSORNIO,ALEJANDRO
RABELO,ROSÂNGELA
LUCENA,RITA
MELO,AILTON
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author2 VEIGA,MARIELZA
CORREA,DOLORES
MEZA-LUCAS,ANTONIO
MATA,OLGA
GARCIA,ROBERTO CARLOS
OSORNIO,ALEJANDRO
RABELO,ROSÂNGELA
LUCENA,RITA
MELO,AILTON
author2_role author
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author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv GOMES,IRENIO
VEIGA,MARIELZA
CORREA,DOLORES
MEZA-LUCAS,ANTONIO
MATA,OLGA
GARCIA,ROBERTO CARLOS
OSORNIO,ALEJANDRO
RABELO,ROSÂNGELA
LUCENA,RITA
MELO,AILTON
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv cysticercosis
epilepsy
seizures
neurocysticercosis
epidemiology
topic cysticercosis
epilepsy
seizures
neurocysticercosis
epidemiology
description With the aim to study the magnitude of infection by the metacestode of Taenia solium in a population of epileptic patients in the arid region of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil, we examined 200 consecutive cases who attended an ambulatory clinic in the disctrict of Mulungu do Morro. Sixty-six of the patients had a diagnosis of epilepsy. From them 10 (15.2%) presented antibodies against a specific fraction of antigens in Western blot, and 4 (6.0%) had circulating parasite products, as tested by capture ELISA. Only 1 case was positive for antibodies and antigens. We found that the frequency of seropositivity was related to the time without epileptic seizure. We conclude that cysticercosis is endemic in the region of Mulungu do Morro and that it is related to a benign form of epilepsy.
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