Cysticercosis

Cysticercosis, or neurocysticercosis, is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system worldwide. It is caused by larvae of the tapeworm, Taenia solium, normally found in pork. The larvae, called oncospheres, form cysts in the body. If these worms are found in the intestine, they cause a different disease that is called taeniasis, which is discussed in the Taenia solium and Taenia saginata articles.Cysticercosis occurs when Taenia solium eggs enter the stomach. This can be from food or water contaminated with infected human fecal material. Also, people with adult tapeworms in their small intestine can autoinfect themselves with cysticercosis by vomiting, which pushes eggs into the stomach. When the eggs return to the intestines, the worms hatch and migrate into the skeletal muscles, heart, eyes and even the brain and spinal cord. Once there, they form small encapsulated cysts containing the worm. (From the Wikpedia article Cysticercosis.)

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Recent Publications on Cysticercosis:
A multi-antigen print immunoassay (MAPIA) for comparison of diagnostic antigens for Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis. One of the best characterized tests for diagnosis of neurocysticercosis is...	13th November, 2009	Division of Parasitic Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infectious	Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2009 Nov 11. DOI Direct Link
Mucoceles not - Oral cysticercosis and minor salivary gland adenocarcinoma: Two case reports. A mucocele is one of the more commonly encountered disorders of the oral...	12th November, 2009	Department of Dermatology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New	Dermatol Online J. 2009 Jul 15;15(7):8.
Taenia crassiceps cysticerci - Characterization of the 14-kDa Glycoprotein with homologies to antigens from Taenia solium cysticerci. Glycoproteins from the total vesicular fluid of Taenia crassiceps (VF-Tc)...	10th November, 2009	Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal	Exp Parasitol. 2009 Nov 5. DOI Direct Link
Giant Tumefactive Perivascular Spaces Manifesting as Chorea Bilaterally. ABSTRACT Virchow-Robin (VR) spaces or perivascular spaces (PVSs) of the...	6th November, 2009	From the Department of Neuroradiology, Pennsylvania State University,	J Neuroimaging. 2009 Nov 3. DOI Direct Link
Proptosis of eyeball in children with medial rectus cysticercosis: report of 2 cases. Purpose. To report 2 children with medial rectus cysticercosis presenting...	3rd November, 2009	Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu	Eur J Ophthalmol. 2009 Oct 21.
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Cysticercosis Clinical Trials:
Treatment of Patients With Cysticercosis With Praziquantel or Albendazole

Cysticercosis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7230008	Tetrahydropyranyl cyclopentyl tetrahydropyridopyridine modulators of chemokine receptor activity
7338947	Cyclic derivatives as modulators of chemokine receptor activity
7342101	Compositions and methods comprising a protective antigen of Coccidiodes immitis
7351720	N-ureidoalkyl-piperidines as modulators of chemokine receptor activity
7358278	Cellular phosphorylation potential enhancing compositions preparation and use thereof
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