Human Neurocysticercosis: Rightward Hemisphere Asymmetry in the Cerebral Distribution of a Single Cysticercus

The distribution of single cysticerci between cerebral hemispheres was studied in 227 adult cases of calcified and vesicular neurocysticercosis (NC). A rightward lateralization of calcified cysticerci was significant only in women, whereas vesicular cysticerci were equally distributed in both hemisp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of parasitology 2007-10, Vol.93 (5), p.1238-1240
Hauptverfasser:	Romero, R, Saenz, B, Rosetti, F, Perez-Tamayo, R, Fragoso, G, Huerta, M, Arcega-Revilla, R, Larralde, C, Sciutto, E, Fleury, A
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Asymmetry Autopsies Bias Biological and medical sciences Blood flow Brain Calcification Cerebral blood flow Cerebral hemispheres Cerebrum - diagnostic imaging Cerebrum - parasitology Cysticerci Cysticercosis Cysticercus - isolation & purification Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models Hemispheric laterality Humans Inflammation Inflammatory response Invertebrates Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical imaging Men Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha Nervous system diseases Neurocysticercosis Neurocysticercosis - diagnostic imaging Neurocysticercosis - parasitology Neurology Parasites Parasitic diseases RESEARCH NOTES Sex Factors Taenia Taenia - isolation & purification Tomography, X-Ray Computed Women
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Zusammenfassung:	The distribution of single cysticerci between cerebral hemispheres was studied in 227 adult cases of calcified and vesicular neurocysticercosis (NC). A rightward lateralization of calcified cysticerci was significant only in women, whereas vesicular cysticerci were equally distributed in both hemispheres. Factors related with the differences in the inflammatory response and in the regional cerebral blood flow between genders could be involved.
ISSN:	0022-3395 1937-2345
DOI:	10.1645/GE-1110R.1