High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Neurocysticercosis in an Endemic Rural Community in Peru.
Luz M MoyanoSeth E O'NealViterbo AyvarGuillermo GonzalvezRicardo GamboaPercy VilchezSilvia RodriguezJoe ReistetterVictor C W TsangRobert H GilmanArmando E GonzalezHector H Garcianull nullPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2016)
This study reports a high prevalence of NCC infection in an endemic community in Peru and confirms that a large proportion of apparently asymptomatic residents have brain calcifications that could provoke seizures in the future.