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Neurocysticercosis: Unraveling the nature of the single cysticercal granuloma by GARCIA, H. H, GONZALEZ, A. E, RODRIGUEZ, S, TSANG, V. C. W, PRETELL, E. J, GONZALES, I, GILMAN, R. H

“…A single enhancing lesion in the brain parenchyma, also called an inflammatory granuloma, is a frequent neurologic diagnosis. One of the commonest causes of…”
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Combined human and porcine mass chemotherapy for the control of T. solium by Garcia, H H, Gonzalez, A E, Gilman, R H, Moulton, L H, Verastegui, M, Rodriguez, S, Gavidia, C, Tsang, V C W

“…A combined (human and porcine) mass chemotherapy program was tested in a controlled design in 12 village hamlets in the Peruvian highlands. A single dose of 5…”
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Proposed diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis by DEL BRUTTO, O. H, RAJSHEKHAR, V, BOTERO, D, ALLAN, J. C, SARTI, E, GONZALEZ, A. E, GILMAN, R. H, GARCIA, H. H, WHITE, A. C, TSANG, V. C. W, NASH, T. E, TAKAYANAGUI, O. M, SCHANTZ, P. M, EVANS, C. A. W, FLISSER, A, CORREA, D

“…Neurocysticercosis is the most common helminthic infection of the CNS but its diagnosis remains difficult. Clinical manifestations are nonspecific, most…”
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Calcific neurocysticercosis and epileptogenesis by NASH, T. E, DEL BRUTTO, O. H, MEDINA, M. T, PIETSCH-ESCUETA, S, PRETELL, E. J, TAKAYANAGUI, O. M, THEODORE, W, TSANG, V. C. W, GARCIA, H. H, BUTMAN, J. A, CORONA, T, DELGADO-ESCUETA, A, DURON, R. M, EVANS, C. A. W, GILMAN, R. H, GONZALEZ, A. E, LOEB, J. A

“…Neurocysticercosis is responsible for increased rates of seizures and epilepsy in endemic regions. The most common form of the disease, chronic calcific…”
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Serologic Evolution of Neurocysticercosis Patients after Antiparasitic Therapy by Garcia, Hector H., Gilman, Robert H., Catacora, Manuel, Verastegui, Manuela, Gonzalez, Armando E., Tsang, Victor C. W.

“…Neurocysticercosis is the main cause of acquired epilepsy in developing countries and is an emerging disease in the United States. Introduction of the…”
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Epilepsy, cysticercosis, and toxocariasis: A population-based case-control study in rural Bolivia by NICOLETTI, A, BARTOLONI, A, TSANG, V. C. W, HALL, A. J, REGGIO, A, BARTALESI, F, ROSELLI, M, SOFIA, V, ROSADO CHAVEZ, J, GAMBOA BARAHONA, H, PARADISI, F, CANCRINI, G

“…To assess the relationship between epilepsy and infection with Taenia solium and Toxocara canis with a case-control study, in the rural area of the Cordillera…”
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Magnitude of the Disease Burden from Neurocysticercosis in a Developing Country by Bern, Caryn, Garcia, Hector H., Evans, Carlton, Gonzalez, Armando E., Verastegui, Manuela, Tsang, Victor C. W., Gilman, Robert H.

“…Cysticercosis contributes to higher epilepsy rates in developing countries than in industrialized ones, yet no estimate exists for the associated burden of…”
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Circulating parasite antigen in patients with hydrocephalus secondary to neurocysticercosis by Garcia, H H, Gonzalez, A E, Gilman, R H, Bernal, T, Rodriguez, S, Pretell, E J, Azcurra, O, Parkhouse, R M E, Tsang, V C W, Harrison, L J S

“…End stages of neurocysticercosis include residual intraparenchymal brain calcifications and hydrocephalus. Although brain calcifications alone have a benign…”
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A specific antigen-detection elisa for the diagnosis of human neurocysticercosis by Garcia, H.H., Harrison, L.J.S., Parkhouse, R.M.E., Montenegro, T., Martinez, S.M., Tsang, V.C.W., Gilman, R.H.

“…An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ( elisa) for the detection of antigen secreted by viable Taenia solium metacestodes (Ag- elisa) was applied to 43…”
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Clinical Evaluation of the Cysticercosis Enzyme-Linked Immunoelectrotransfer Blot in Patients with Neurocysticercosis by Wilson, Marianna, Bryan, Ralph T., Fried, Janet A., Ware, Doris A., Schantz, Peter M., Pilcher, Joy B., Tsang, Victor C. W.

“…During the 3 years that the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay for the diagnosis of human cysticercosis has been in use at the Centers for…”
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Treatment of porcine cysticercosis with oxfendazole: a dose-response trial by Gonzalez, A. E., Falcon, N., Gavidia, C., Garcia, H. H., Tsang, V. C. W., Bernal, T., Romero, M., Gilman, R. H.

“…Taenia solium cysticercosis is an important public health problem in developing countries. Oxfendazole has been shown to be highly effective against porcine…”
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Evaluation of Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst recovery efficiencies from various filtration cartridges by electrochemiluminescence assays by Lee, Y., Gomez, L.L., McAuliffe, I.T., Tsang, V.C.W.

“…Aims:  To evaluate four types of filtration cartridges for their capacities, efficiency for capture and release of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts for…”
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An Enzyme-Linked Immunoelectrotransfer Blot Assay and Glycoprotein Antigens for Diagnosing Human Cysticercosis (Taenia solium) by Tsang, Victor C. W., Brand, Joy A., Boyer, Anne E.

“…An enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay was developed for immunodiagnosing human cysticercosis. The assay uses lentil-lectin,…”
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Human and porcine Taenia solium infection in a village in the highlands of Cusco, Peru by Garcia, H.H., Gilman, R.H., Gonzalez, A.E., Pacheco, R., Verastegui, M., Tsang, V.C.W.

“…A serological survey was performed using the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot assay (EITB) in a village in the highlands of Peru where there are three…”
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Neurocysticercosis: association between seizures, serology, and brain CT in rural Peru by Montano, S M, Villaran, M V, Ylquimiche, L, Figueroa, J J, Rodriguez, S, Bautista, C T, Gonzalez, A E, Tsang, V C W, Gilman, R H, Garcia, H H

“…Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the commonest helminthic CNS infection and the main cause of adult-onset seizures in developing countries, also frequent in…”
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Expression of Lex antigen in Schistosoma japonicum and S.haematobium and immune responses to Lex in infected animals: Lack of Lex expression in other trematodes and nematodes by Kwame Nyame, A., Debose-Boyd, Russell, Long, Troy D., Tsang, Victor C.W., Cummings, Richard D.

“…Adults of the human parasitic trematode Schistosoma mansoni, which causes hepatosplenic/intestinal complications in humans, synthesize glycoconjugates…”
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Serum-Free Culturing of Adult Schistosoma mansoni in Dialysis Bags for the Production of Excretory/Secretory Antigens by Call, J. L., Pilcher, J. B., Freeman, G. L., Tsang, V. C. W.

“…Antigenic excretory/secretory (E/S) products from Schistosoma mansoni are potentially important in the development of diagnostic assays used to detect…”
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Use of synthetic and recombinant peptides in the study of host-parasite interactions in the malarias by Campbell, G H, Aley, S B, Ballou, W R, Hall, T, Hockmeyer, W T, Hoffman, S L, Hollingdale, M R, Howard, R J, Lyon, J A, Nardin, E H

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Proposal of diagnostic criteria for human cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis by DEL BRUTTO, O. H, WADIA, N. H, DUMAS, M, CRUZ, M, TSANG, V. C. W, SCHANTZ, P. M

“…Taenia solium cysticercosis is a major public health problem in several areas of the world. While the disease has a recognized etiologic agent, its definitive…”
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Serum antigen detection in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of neurocysticercosis patients by Garcia, H.H., Parkhouse, R.M.E., Gilman, R.H., Montenegro, T., Bernal, T., Martinez, S.M., Gonzalez, A.E., Tsang, V.C.W., Harrison, L.J.S.

“…The efficacy of albendazole (ABZ) treatment for human neurocysticercosis (NCC) was assessed by using a monoclonal antibody-based parasite antigen detection…”
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