Cognitive and surgical outcome in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis plus neurocysticercosis: a cohort study.

Cognitive and surgical outcome in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis plus neurocysticercosis: a cohort study.

BACKGROUND: Where neurocysticercosis (NCC) is endemic, chronic calcified neurocysticercosis (cNCC) can be observed in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS). Considering that both disorders cause recurrent seizures or cognitive impairment, we eval...

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Main Authors: Marino M Bianchin, Tonicarlo R Velasco, Erica R Coimbra, Ana C Gargaro, Sara R Escorsi-Rosset, Lauro Wichert-Ana, Vera C Terra, Veriano Alexandre, David Araujo, Antonio Carlos dos Santos, Regina M F Fernandes, João A Assirati, Carlos G Carlotti, João P Leite, Osvaldo M Takayanagui, Hans J Markowitsch, Américo C Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3632568?pdf=render

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