PMID- 16289788
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060608
LR  - 20220318
IS  - 1201-9712 (Print)
IS  - 1201-9712 (Linking)
VI  - 10
IP  - 1
DP  - 2006 Jan
TI  - A study of neurocysticercosis in the foothills of the Himalayas.
PG  - 79-82
AB  - OBJECTIVES: The present study was planned and carried out with the aim of 
      determining the incidence of neurocysticercosis (NCC) among patients with 
      clinically manifested neurological disorders attending the Himalayan Institute of 
      Medical Sciences (HIMS) hospital. METHODS: Spanning a period of 18 months, serum 
      samples of consecutively selected patients were screened by ELISA for the 
      presence of anti-cysticercus antibodies after obtaining a detailed history. 
      Physical examinations were performed along with routine hematological, stool and 
      urine tests. All patients included in the study group were also subjected to 
      radiological investigations such as CT scan/MRI/X-ray and/or ultrasonography. 
      RESULTS: One hundred and three new patients were selected for the study group, 
      with a male:female ratio of 2:1. Of these, 33 (32.0%) patients were positive for 
      Taenia solium IgG antibodies in sera. Children in the 11-20 years age group were 
      most affected (39.4%). Only 10 patients (30.3%) were found to be positive for ova 
      in stool, which correlated well with the presence of multiple lesions in the 
      central nervous system (p<0.01). Solitary lesions were more common (66.7%) than 
      multiple lesions (33.3%) on radiological diagnosis by CT scan/MRI. CONCLUSIONS: A 
      high incidence of neurocysticercosis in the region reflects the endemic presence 
      of T. solium and advocates the practice of better hygiene, cooking methods and 
      water filtration procedures for the prevention of infection.
FAU - Kumar, Ashish
AU  - Kumar A
AD  - Department of Microbiology, the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), 
      Jolly Grant, Dehradun, Uttaranchal 248 140, India. v_ashish2001@rediffmail.com
FAU - Khan, Suhail A
AU  - Khan SA
FAU - Khan, Sarah
AU  - Khan S
FAU - Das, Sanjoy
AU  - Das S
FAU - Anurag
AU  - Anurag
FAU - Negi, K S
AU  - Negi KS
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20051109
PL  - Canada
TA  - Int J Infect Dis
JT  - International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the 
      International Society for Infectious Diseases
JID - 9610933
RN  - 0 (Antibodies, Helminth)
RN  - 0 (Immunoglobulin G)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Antibodies, Helminth/*blood
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Immunoglobulin G/*blood
MH  - Incidence
MH  - India/epidemiology
MH  - Infant
MH  - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Neurocysticercosis/diagnosis/*epidemiology
MH  - Seroepidemiologic Studies
MH  - Taenia solium/*microbiology
EDAT- 2005/11/18 09:00
MHDA- 2006/06/09 09:00
CRDT- 2005/11/18 09:00
PHST- 2004/06/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2004/11/17 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2005/01/18 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2005/11/18 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/06/09 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/11/18 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S1201-9712(05)00102-5 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.01.005 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Infect Dis. 2006 Jan;10(1):79-82. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.01.005. Epub 
      2005 Nov 9.