Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil

Irenio Gomes; Marielza Veiga; Dolores Correa; Antonio Meza-Lucas; Olga Mata; Roberto Carlos Garcia; Alejandro Osornio; Rosângela Rabelo; Rita Lucena; Ailton Melo

doi:10.1590/S0004-282X2000000400004

Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil

Irenio Gomes, Marielza Veiga, Dolores Correa, Antonio Meza-Lucas, Olga Mata, Roberto Carlos Garcia, Alejandro Osornio, Rosângela Rabelo, Rita Lucena, Ailton Melo

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Abstract

With the aim to study the magnitude of infection by the metacestode of Taenia solium in a population of epileptic patients in the arid region of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil, we examined 200 consecutive cases who attended an ambulatory clinic in the district of Mulungu do Morro. Sixty-six of the patients had a diagnosis of epilepsy. From them 10 (15.2%) presented antibodies against a specific fraction of antigens in Western blot, and 4 (6.0%) had circulating parasite products, as tested by capture ELISA. Only 1 case was positive for antibodies and antigens. We found that the frequency of seropositivity was related to the time without epileptic seizure. We conclude that cysticercosis is endemic in the region of Mulungu do Morro and that it is related to a benign form of epilepsy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	621-624
Number of pages	4
Journal	Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Volume	58
Issue number	3 A
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2000000400004
State	Published - 1 Jan 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cysticercosis
Epidemiology
Epilepsy
Neurocysticereosis
Seizures

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Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil

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