Determining better treatments for neurocysticercosis

Determining better treatments for neurocysticercosis

[...]will the improved parasite clearance rate be beneficial in other severe forms of disease--eg, subarachnoid cysticercosis? [...]although the study by Garcia and colleagues is a major advance towards the treatment of parenchymal cysticercosis, we still need to devise optimal strategies to improve...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2014-08, Vol.14 (8), p.658-659
Hauptverfasser: Singh, Gagandeep, White, Arthur Clinton
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Albendazole - therapeutic use
Anthelmintics - therapeutic use
Cysts
Design
Drug dosages
Drug therapy
Female
Humans
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Male
Neurocysticercosis - drug therapy
Parasites
Praziquantel - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:[...]will the improved parasite clearance rate be beneficial in other severe forms of disease--eg, subarachnoid cysticercosis? [...]although the study by Garcia and colleagues is a major advance towards the treatment of parenchymal cysticercosis, we still need to devise optimal strategies to improve the control of seizures in individuals with neurocysticercosis.
ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(14)70829-1