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Neurocysticercosis in a 14-year-old boy in Italy: An unexpected case

2013-08-01

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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic infection of the central nervous system caused by larvae of Taenia solium. It represents the most common cause of neurological disease in children living in developing countries. In recent years, NCC is increasingly being diagnosed also in high-socioeconomic countries, mainly due to the high rate of immigration. We describe a case of a 14-year-old Ecuadorian boy living in It...

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Literature Corpus work: ccc91a5f-4c10-5164-bcea-604d423771f6
DOI: 10.1016/s2222-1808(13)60078-x
PMCID: PMC4027314

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