Neurocysticercosis : experience at the teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town

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dc.contributor.authorThomson, AJG
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dc.date.issued1993
dc.description.abstractIn the 15 years 1975-1989, 239 patients attending the associated teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town have been identified retrospectively as having neurocysticercosis. One hundred and twenty-three (51,46%) were children 12 years of age or younger, 14 (5,86%) were adolescents aged 13-19 years, and 102 (42,68%) were adults 20 years of age or older. Two hundred and twelve (88,7%) of these patients were black, almost exclusively Xhosa-speakers originating from the eastern Cape homeland regions of Transkei and Ciskei. Although the clinical features of neurocysticercosis are protean, these patients could be divided into three clinicoradiological groups - a group with seizures, a group with raised intracranial pressure, and an asymptomatic group.In the 15 years 1975-1989, 239 patients attending the associated teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town have been identified retrospectively as having neurocysticercosis. One hundred and twenty-three (51,46%) were children 12 years of age or younger, 14 (5,86%) were adolescents aged 13-19 years, and 102 (42,68%) were adults 20 years of age or older. Two hundred and twelve (88,7%) of these patients were black, almost exclusively Xhosa-speakers originating from the eastern Cape homeland regions of Transkei and Ciskei. Although the clinical features of neurocysticercosis are protean, these patients could be divided into three clinicoradiological groups - a group with seizures, a group with raised intracranial pressure, and an asymptomatic group.
dc.identifier.apacitationThomson, A. (1993). Neurocysticercosis : experience at the teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town. <i>South African Medical Journal</i>, 83(5), 332 - 334. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34839en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationThomson, AJG "Neurocysticercosis : experience at the teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town." <i>South African Medical Journal</i> 83, 5. (1993): 332 - 334. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34839en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationThomson, A. 1993. Neurocysticercosis : experience at the teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town. <i>South African Medical Journal.</i> 83(5):332 - 334. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34839en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0038-2469
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Thomson, AJG AB - In the 15 years 1975-1989, 239 patients attending the associated teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town have been identified retrospectively as having neurocysticercosis. One hundred and twenty-three (51,46%) were children 12 years of age or younger, 14 (5,86%) were adolescents aged 13-19 years, and 102 (42,68%) were adults 20 years of age or older. Two hundred and twelve (88,7%) of these patients were black, almost exclusively Xhosa-speakers originating from the eastern Cape homeland regions of Transkei and Ciskei. Although the clinical features of neurocysticercosis are protean, these patients could be divided into three clinicoradiological groups - a group with seizures, a group with raised intracranial pressure, and an asymptomatic group.In the 15 years 1975-1989, 239 patients attending the associated teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town have been identified retrospectively as having neurocysticercosis. One hundred and twenty-three (51,46%) were children 12 years of age or younger, 14 (5,86%) were adolescents aged 13-19 years, and 102 (42,68%) were adults 20 years of age or older. Two hundred and twelve (88,7%) of these patients were black, almost exclusively Xhosa-speakers originating from the eastern Cape homeland regions of Transkei and Ciskei. Although the clinical features of neurocysticercosis are protean, these patients could be divided into three clinicoradiological groups - a group with seizures, a group with raised intracranial pressure, and an asymptomatic group. DA - 1993 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 5 J1 - South African Medical Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1993 SM - 0038-2469 T1 - Neurocysticercosis : experience at the teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town TI - Neurocysticercosis : experience at the teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34839 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/34839
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationThomson A. Neurocysticercosis : experience at the teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town. South African Medical Journal. 1993;83(5):332 - 334. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34839.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Medicine
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
dc.sourceSouth African Medical Journal
dc.source.journalissue5
dc.source.journalvolume83
dc.source.pagination332 - 334
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.7196/sajs.718
dc.subject.otherCysticercosis
dc.subject.otherRetrospective
dc.subject.otherBrain (vertebrata)
dc.subject.otherDiagnosis
dc.subject.otherTeaching
dc.subject.otherSouth Africa
dc.subject.otherCestod disease
dc.subject.otherHelminthiasis
dc.subject.otherInfection
dc.subject.otherCerebral disorder
dc.subject.otherNervous system diseases
dc.subject.otherHospital
dc.subject.otherChild
dc.subject.otherHuman
dc.subject.otherAdolescent
dc.subject.otherAfrica
dc.subject.otherCysticercose
dc.subject.otherRétrospective
dc.subject.otherEncéphale
dc.subject.otherDiagnostic
dc.subject.otherEnseignement
dc.subject.otherRépublique Sud Africaine
dc.subject.otherCestodose
dc.subject.otherHelminthiase
dc.subject.otherEncéphale pathologie
dc.subject.otherSystème nerveux pathologie
dc.titleNeurocysticercosis : experience at the teaching hospitals of the University of Cape Town
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceJournal Article
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