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ArticleThe Korean journal of parasitology2019

Neurocysticercosis: Clinical Characteristics and Changes from 26 Years of Experience in an University Hospital in Korea.

Hyo-Ju Son, Min Jae Kim, Kyung Hwa Jung, Sungim Choi, Jiwon Jung, Yong Pil Chong, Sung-Han Kim, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Yang Soo Kim and 4 more

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Article in The Korean journal of parasitology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hyo-Ju SonDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Min Jae KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Kyung Hwa JungDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Sungim ChoiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Jiwon JungDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Yong Pil ChongDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Sung-Han KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Sang-Oh LeeDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Sang-Ho ChoiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Yang Soo KimDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Jun Hee WooDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul 05505, Korea.
Bong-Kwang JungInstitute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07649, Korea.
Hyemi SongInstitute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07649, Korea.
Jong-Yil ChaiInstitute of Parasitic Diseases, Korea Association of Health Promotion, Seoul 07649, Korea.
Asan Medical Center · KRKorea Association of Health Promotion · KRUniversity of Ulsan · KRUlsan College · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The prevalence of human taeniasis has decreased in Korea. The stool egg positive proportion decreased from 1.9% in 1971 to 0% in 2004 in nationwide surveys. The neurocysticercosis (NCC) is also presumed to decrease. However, detailed information regarding the recent status of NCC in Korea is lacking. We retrospectively reviewed NCC cases from 1990 to 2016 at Asan Medical Center, a 2700-bed tertiary referral hospital in Korea. We identified patients based on clinical symptoms, brain imaging, pathology and serological assay. The cases were classified as parenchymal, extraparenchymal, and mixed NCC. Eighty-one patients were included in the analysis. The mean age was 54.5 years, and 79.0% were male. The number of NCC cases was highest from 1995 to 1999, and continuously decreased thereafter. Forty (49.4%) patients had parenchymal NCC, while 25 (30.9%) patients had extraparenchymal NCC, and 16 (19.8%) patients had mixed NCC. The seizure and headache were most common symptom of parenchymal NCC and extraparenchymal NCC respectively. Hydrocephalus was more common in extraparenchymal NCC, and patients with extraparenchymal NCC were more likely to require a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Cases of NCC are decreasing accordingly with human taeniasis and lesion location was the most important determinant of clinical presentation and outcome of NCC in Korea.

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AdultAgedFemaleHospitals, UniversityHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeurocysticercosisPrevalenceRepublic of KoreaRetrospective StudiesYoung Adulthuman taeniasisKoreaneurocysticercosisTaenia solium

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