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. 1990 Feb;150(2):325-7.

Neurocysticercosis as the main cause of late-onset epilepsy in Mexico

M T Medina  1 , E Rosas, F Rubio-Donnadieu, J Sotelo
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  • PMID: 2302008

Neurocysticercosis as the main cause of late-onset epilepsy in Mexico

M T Medina et al. Arch Intern Med. 1990 Feb.

Abstract

We studied 100 consecutive Mexican patients with epilepsy that started after the age of 25 years. All patients underwent clinical evaluation, computed tomography, and electroencephalography; additionally, cerebrospinal fluid analysis was performed in 82 of them. Neurocysticercosis or its sequelae were diagnosed in 50 patients (50%); 36 of these patients had partial seizures, 41 had parenchymal calcifications, and 15 had two or more lesions. Our results are in contrast with those of most studies from countries with a low incidence of neurocysticercosis, where brain tumors, cerebrovascular disease, trauma, and alcoholism are the main causes of tardive epilepsy.

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