Neurocysticercosis Presenting with Epilepsia Partialis Continua: A Clinicopathologic Report and Literature Review

Neurocysticercosis, a disease caused by a tapeworm larva in the central nervous system, is the leading cause of acquired epilepsy in undeveloped regions of the world. In Taiwan, after improvements in sanitation, tapeworm infection became very rare except in mountain areas inhibited by aborigines. Ho...

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Main Authors: Shin-Joe Yeh, Ruey-Meei Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-07-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664608601722