PET reveals inflammation around calcified Taenia solium granulomas with perilesional edema.

Neurocysticercosis, an infection with the larval form of the tapeworm, Taeniasolium, is the cause of 29% of epilepsy in endemic regions. Epilepsy in this population is mostly associated with calcified granulomas; at the time of seizure recurrence 50% of those with calcifications demonstrate transien...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Fujita, Siddhartha Mahanty, Sami S Zoghbi, Maria Desiree Ferraris Araneta, Jinsoo Hong, Victor W Pike, Robert B Innis, Theodore E Nash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3773048?pdf=render