Active Epilepsy as Indicator of Neurocysticercosis in Rural Northwest India
Joint Authors
Razdan, Sushil
Pandita, K. K.
Gupta, V. P.
Razdan, Shiveta
Sharma, Rajesh
Raina, Sunil Kumar
Source
Epilepsy Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To determine the contribution of neurocysticercosis as a cause for active epilepsy and to establish Neurocysticercosis as major definable risk of epilepsy in our setup.
Methods.
We conducted a door-to-door survey of 2,209 individuals of Bhore Pind and Bhore Kullian villages in Chattah zone of district Jammu (Jumma and Kashmir, Northwest India) to identify patients with symptomatic epilepsy.
Patients with active epilepsy were investigated with neuroimaging techniques to establish diagnosis of NCC (neurocysticercosis).
Results.
Among 25 patients with epilepsy 10(40%) had CT/MR evidence of past or recent NCC infection.
This gave us the point prevalence of 4.5/1000 for Neurocysticercosis in our study population.
Interpretation.
The study shows a high prevalence of NCC accounting for symptomatic epilepsy in our part of India.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Raina, Sunil Kumar& Razdan, Sushil& Pandita, K. K.& Sharma, Rajesh& Gupta, V. P.& Razdan, Shiveta. 2012. Active Epilepsy as Indicator of Neurocysticercosis in Rural Northwest India. Epilepsy Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Raina, Sunil Kumar…[et al.]. Active Epilepsy as Indicator of Neurocysticercosis in Rural Northwest India. Epilepsy Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Raina, Sunil Kumar& Razdan, Sushil& Pandita, K. K.& Sharma, Rajesh& Gupta, V. P.& Razdan, Shiveta. Active Epilepsy as Indicator of Neurocysticercosis in Rural Northwest India. Epilepsy Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499238
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-499238