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Seizures and Praziquantel. A case report

Name: Seizures and Praziquantel. A case report
Keywords: Adult, Male, Brain Diseases, Hymenolepiasis, Cysticercosis, RC955-962, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Neurocysticercosis, Praziquantel

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 1988Publisher:FapUNIFESP (SciELO)Journal:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, volume 30, pages 433-436 (eissn: 0036-4665,

Authors: Torres R., Jaime R.; Noya G., Oscar; Noya, Belkysyolé A. de; Mondolfi G., Alejandro;

doi: 10.1590/s0036-46651988000600008

pmid: 3252438

Seizures and Praziquantel. A case report

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Abstract

A 27 year Old male developed seizures after receiving a single 20 mg/kg dose of praziquantel for the treatment of an intestinal Hymenolepis nana infection. On further clinical and laboratorial evaluations, he was found to suffer from an until then asymptomatic parenchymal brain cysticercosis. Praziquantel must be used with caution in those areas where cysticercosis represents a mayor public health problem. The occurrence of unexpected seizures in an individual being treated with the compound, must prompt clinicians to rule out cysticercosis of the CNS.

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Adult, Male, Brain Diseases, Hymenolepiasis, Cysticercosis, RC955-962, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Neurocysticercosis, Praziquantel, Seizures, Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, Humans, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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