Neurocysticercosis in Radiographically Imaged Seizure Patients in U.S. Emergency Departments1

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ong, Samuel ; Talan, David A. ; Moran, Gregory J. ; Mower, William ; Newdow, Michael ; Tsang, Victor C.W. ; Pinner, Robert W.
• Corporate Authors:
  EMERGEncy ID NET Study Group
• Description:
  Neurocysticercosis appears to be on the rise in the United States, based on immigration patterns and published cases series, including reports of domestic acquisition. We used a collaborative network of U.S. emergency departments to characterize the epidemiology of neurocysticercosis in seizure patients. Data were collected prospectively at 11 university-affiliated, geographically diverse, urban U.S. emergency departments from July 1996 to September 1998. Patients with a seizure who underwent neuroimaging were included. Of the 1,801 patients enrolled in the study, 38 (2.1%) had seizures attributable to neurocysticercosis. The disease was detected in 9 of the 11 sites and was associated with Hispanic ethnicity, immigrant status, and exposure to areas where neurocysticercosis is endemic. This disease appears to be widely distributed and highly prevalent in certain populations (e.g., Hispanic patients) and areas (e.g., Southwest).
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Helminth Demography Emergency Medical Services Female Hispanic Or Latino Humans Immunoblotting Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Neurocysticercosis Prospective Studies Seizures Seroepidemiologic Studies Taenia Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 8(6):608-613.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Southwestern United States
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:56fc206def51cfa7118445674b073ef7a3909b0e479b387d7659aa156019197c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13849/cdc_13849_DS1.pdf
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