Neurocysticercosis in Radiographically Imaged Seizure Patients in U.S. Emergency Departments1

Samuel Ong; David A. Talan; Gregory J. Moran; William Mower; Michael Newdow; Victor C.W. Tsang; Robert W. Pinner; EMERGEncy ID NET Study Group

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Neurocysticercosis in Radiographically Imaged Seizure Patients in U.S. Emergency Departments1

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Neurocysticercosis in Radiographically Imaged Seizure Patients in U.S. Emergency Departments1

Samuel Ong, David A. Talan, Gregory J. Moran, William Mower, Michael Newdow, Victor C.W. Tsang, Robert W. Pinner and EMERGEncy ID NET Study Group

Emerging infectious diseases, Vol.8(6), pp.608-613

06/2002

DOI: 10.3201/eid0806.010377

PMCID: PMC2738481

PMID: 12023918

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Abstract

Neurocysticercosis appears to be on the rise in the United States, based on immigration patterns and published cases series, including reports of domestic acquisition. We used a collaborative network of U.S. emergency departments to characterize the epidemiology of neurocysticercosis in seizure patients. Data were collected prospectively at 11 university-affiliated, geographically diverse, urban U.S. emergency departments from July 1996 to September 1998. Patients with a seizure who underwent neuroimaging were included. Of the 1,801 patients enrolled in the study, 38 (2.1%) had seizures attributable to neurocysticercosis. The disease was detected in 9 of the 11 sites and was associated with Hispanic ethnicity, immigrant status, and exposure to areas where neurocysticercosis is endemic. This disease appears to be widely distributed and highly prevalent in certain populations (e.g., Hispanic patients) and areas (e.g., Southwest).

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Title: Subtitle: Neurocysticercosis in Radiographically Imaged Seizure Patients in U.S. Emergency Departments1
Creators: Samuel Ong - Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
David A. Talan - University of California, Los Angeles
Gregory J. Moran - University of California, Los Angeles
William Mower - University of California, Los Angeles
Michael Newdow - University of California, Los Angeles
Victor C.W. Tsang - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Robert W. Pinner - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
EMERGEncy ID NET Study Group
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Emerging infectious diseases, Vol.8(6), pp.608-613
DOI: 10.3201/eid0806.010377
PMID: 12023918
PMCID: PMC2738481
NLM abbreviation: Emerg Infect Dis
ISSN: 1080-6040
eISSN: 1080-6059
Language: English
Date published: 06/2002
Academic Unit: Emergency Medicine; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984296977602771

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