Cerebral cysticercosis in Campina Grande, Paraíba - northern Brazil: computerized tomography diagnosis importance

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Autor(a) principal: Gonçalves-Coêlho,Thiago D.
Data de Publicação: 1996
Outros Autores: Coelho,Matheus Diniz G.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1996000100015
Resumo: Neurocysticercosis is the infection of the central nervous system by the larval form of Taenia solium , the Cysticercus cellulosae. We studied 4011 computerized tomographies performed in TomoHPI Radioimaging Service, Hospital Pedro I, Campina Grande PB, Northern Brazil, since its installation on August 1993 to July 1995. 41 patients were diagnosed as having Cysticercus cerebral infestation, corresponding to an incidence of 1.02%. No cases were related in Campina Grande PB during 1991 according to hospitalizations under prospective payment rates. After this radioimaging service installation, we observed 1.86 cases per month. We conclude that Campina Grande has to be included as an endemic area of neurocysticercosis, needing health service measures to cease the cycle Taenia-Cysticercus, the only way to get rid of such a serious problem.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cerebral cysticercosis in Campina Grande, Paraíba - northern Brazil: computerized tomography diagnosis importance
title Cerebral cysticercosis in Campina Grande, Paraíba - northern Brazil: computerized tomography diagnosis importance
spellingShingle Cerebral cysticercosis in Campina Grande, Paraíba - northern Brazil: computerized tomography diagnosis importance
Gonçalves-Coêlho,Thiago D.
cysticercosis
neurocysticercosis
central nervous system infection
computed tomography
epidemiology
radiology
title_short Cerebral cysticercosis in Campina Grande, Paraíba - northern Brazil: computerized tomography diagnosis importance
title_full Cerebral cysticercosis in Campina Grande, Paraíba - northern Brazil: computerized tomography diagnosis importance
title_fullStr Cerebral cysticercosis in Campina Grande, Paraíba - northern Brazil: computerized tomography diagnosis importance
title_full_unstemmed Cerebral cysticercosis in Campina Grande, Paraíba - northern Brazil: computerized tomography diagnosis importance
title_sort Cerebral cysticercosis in Campina Grande, Paraíba - northern Brazil: computerized tomography diagnosis importance
author Gonçalves-Coêlho,Thiago D.
author_facet Gonçalves-Coêlho,Thiago D.
Coelho,Matheus Diniz G.
author_role author
author2 Coelho,Matheus Diniz G.
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Gonçalves-Coêlho,Thiago D.
Coelho,Matheus Diniz G.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv cysticercosis
neurocysticercosis
central nervous system infection
computed tomography
epidemiology
radiology
topic cysticercosis
neurocysticercosis
central nervous system infection
computed tomography
epidemiology
radiology
description Neurocysticercosis is the infection of the central nervous system by the larval form of Taenia solium , the Cysticercus cellulosae. We studied 4011 computerized tomographies performed in TomoHPI Radioimaging Service, Hospital Pedro I, Campina Grande PB, Northern Brazil, since its installation on August 1993 to July 1995. 41 patients were diagnosed as having Cysticercus cerebral infestation, corresponding to an incidence of 1.02%. No cases were related in Campina Grande PB during 1991 according to hospitalizations under prospective payment rates. After this radioimaging service installation, we observed 1.86 cases per month. We conclude that Campina Grande has to be included as an endemic area of neurocysticercosis, needing health service measures to cease the cycle Taenia-Cysticercus, the only way to get rid of such a serious problem.
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