Cysticercosis in epileptic patients of Mulungu do Morro Northeastern Brazil

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Irenio Gomes²  Marielza Veiga²  Dolores Correa¹  Antonio Meza-lucas¹  Olga Mata¹  Roberto Carlos Garcia¹  Alejandro Osornio¹  RosÂngela Rabelo¹  Rita Lucena²  Ailton Melo² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal da Bahia,Brasil

关键词: cysticercosis;    epilepsy;    seizures;    neurocysticercosis;    epidemiology;    cisticercose;    epilepsia;    neurocisticercose;    epidemiologia;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2000000400004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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 disctrict 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.

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