Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 20. Baylisascaris larva migrans
By Kevin R. Kazacos, Linda A. Jelicks, Herbert B. TanowitzThe first South American case of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis caused by a large nematode. ... Garrison RD. Evaluation of anthelmintic and corticosteroid treatment in protecting mice (Mus musculus) from neural larva migrans ...
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 3. Immunodiagnosis of CNS parasitic infections
By Patricia P. Wilkins... for E. histolytica in approximately 95% of patients with extraintestinal amebiasis, 70% of patients with active intestinal infections, and 10% of asymptomatic patients with intestinal E. histolytica infections (Wilson et al., 2006).
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 9. Entamoeba histolytica brain abscess
By William A. Petri, Rashidul Haque... Dhaka, Bangladesh, *Correspondence to: William A. Petri, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases ... Brain abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica is most commonly seen in a small percentage of patients who also have ...
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 16. Toxocariasis
By Alessandra NicolettiToxocariasis is one of the most commonly reported zoonotic helminth infections in the world with a higher prevalence in tropical settings and in rural populations.
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 25. Neurocysticercosis
By Oscar H. Del Brutto, Hector H. GarciaCysticercosis, an infection caused by the cystic larvae of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is one of the most frequent parasitic infections of the human nervous system (neurocysticercosis).
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 18. Neurological manifestations of filarial infections
By Pierre-Marie Preux, Michel Dumas, Devender BhallaFilarial infections cause a huge public health burden wherever they are endemic.
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology
By Herbert B. Tanowitz, Oscar H. Del Brutto, Hector H. Garcia... of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA M. Bentivoglio Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy D. Bhalla INSERM UMR 1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology; ...
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 1. Neurological aspects of neglected tropical diseases: an unrecognized burden
By Albis Francesco Gabrielli, Jean JanninIn resource-poor settings it is likely that many infections will not be treated and will therefore progress into their advanced and severe stages, thus being increasingly associated with irreversible morbidity; this is also the case for ...
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 28. Neurological effects of venomous bites and stings: snakes, spiders, and scorpions
By Oscar H. Del BruttoSnake and spider bites, as well as scorpion sting envenoming, are neglected diseases affecting millions of people all over the world.
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 6. Cerebral malaria
By Douglas G. Postels, Gretchen L. BirbeckMalaria, the most significant parasitic disease of man, kills approximately one million people per year.
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 30. Nutritional disorders in tropical neurology
By Gustavo C. RománAbout three-fourths of the total world population live in the tropics but consume only 6% of worldwide food production and contribute 15% of the world's net revenue explaining the short life expectancy, high infantile mortality, and poor ...
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 13. Neurological manifestations of human leishmaniasis
By Christine A. Petersen, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas, Braulio M. ValenciaThere are multiple reported instances where neurological manifestations, whether central or peripheral, are described. In this review we describe neurological manifestations seen during infection with Leishmania spp.
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 8. Toxoplasmosis
By Louis M. Weiss, Sandra K. HalonenToxoplasma gondii, an Apicomplexan, is a pathogic protozoan that can infect the central nervous system.
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 19. Neurotrichinellosis
By Fabrizio Bruschi, Enrico Brunetti, Edoardo PozioTrichinellosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by the nematode Trichinella spp.
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 29. Effects of geohelminth infections on neurological development
By Jane Kvalsvig, Marco AlbonicoThis chapter reviews the characteristics of the geohelminths themselves and the pathways by which they could affect the development of children in endemic areas.
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Neuroparasitology and Tropical Neurology: Chapter 11. Human African trypanosomiasis
By Marina Bentivoglio, Veerle Lejon, José Ramon FrancoHuman African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a neglected tropical disease that affects populations in sub-Saharan Africa.