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Título : Current consensus guidelines for treatment of neurocysticercosis
Creador: García, HH
Nivel de acceso: Open access
Palabras clave : Antiparasitarios - uso terapéutico
Neurocisticercosis - diagnóstico
Neurocisticercosis - terapia
Guías de práctica como asunto
Antiparasitic Agents - therapeutic use
Neurocysticercosis - diagnosis
Neurocysticercosis - therapy
Practice Guidelines as Topic
antiinflammatory agent; antiparasitic agent; antiparasitic agent; calcification; cyst; human; neurocysticercosis; review; seizure; animal; neurocysticercosis; practice guideline; Animals; Antiparasitic Agents; Humans; Neurocysticercosis; Practice Guidelines
Descripción : Taenia solium neurocysticercosis is a common cause of epileptic seizures and other neurological morbidity in most developing countries. It is also an increasingly common diagnosis in industrialized countries because of immigration from areas where it is endemic. Its clinical manifestations are highly variable and depend on the number, stage, and size of the lesions and the host's immune response. In part due to this variability, major discrepancies exist in the treatment of neurocysticercosis. A panel of experts in taeniasis/cysticercosis discussed the evidence on treatment of neurocysticercosis for each clinical presentation, and we present the panel's consensus and areas of disagreement. Overall, four general recommendations were made: (i) individualize therapeutic decisions, including whether to use antiparasitic drugs, based on the number, location, and viability of the parasites within the nervous system; (ii) actively manage growing cysticerci either with antiparasitic drugs or surgical excision; (iii) prioritize the management of intracranial hypertension secondary to neurocysticercosis before considering any other form of therapy; and (iv) manage seizures as done for seizures due to other causes of secondary seizures (remote symptomatic seizures) because they are due to an organic focus that has been present for a long time.
Colaborador(es) u otros Autores: Evans CA
Nash TE
Takayanagui OM
White AC Jr
Botero D
Rajshekhar V
Tsang VC
Schantz PM
Allan JC
Flisser A
Correa D
Sarti E
Friedland JS
Martinez SM
Gonzalez AE
Gilman RH
Del Brutto OH.
Fecha de publicación : 2002
Tipo de publicación: Revisión
Formato: pdf
Identificador del Recurso : 10.1128/CMR.15.4.747-756.2002
Fuente: Clinical Microbiology Reviews 15(4):747 - 756
URI : http://repositorio.pediatria.gob.mx:8180/handle/20.500.12103/2230
Idioma: eng
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