Resumen
A recently described one-day regimen of praziquantel (PZQ) therapy for neurocysticercosis (NCC), three doses of 25 mg/k given at 2 h intervals, was applied in eight patients with viable NCC cysts without any evidence of inflammation. Resolution of lesions in computed tomography (CT) was observed in all five patients with a single cyst, whereas all cysts survived in three patients with multiple brain parasites. One-day praziquantel is a good regimen for patients with a single viable brain cysticercus but is poorly effective for multiple cysts. Copyright © 2001 Elsevier Science B.V.
Idioma original | Inglés estadounidense |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 175-177 |
Número de páginas | 3 |
Publicación | Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - 1 ene. 2001 |