Epidemiologic pattern of patients with neurocysticercosis diagnosed by computed tomography in Curitiba, Brazil.
The aim of this study was to drawn an epidemiological pattern of neurocystisticercosis (NCC) patients diagnosed by computed tomography at the major private diagnostic center in Curitiba, Brazil. A total of 1,009 medical files of consecutive patients presenting neurological indications were diagnosed by computed tomography from July 2007 to April 2008. Patient data included sex, age, municipality and tomography findings were analysed by Epi-info version 6.0.1. software. Most patients (81.10%) were living in Curitiba. A total of 91/1,009 cases (9.02%) were considered positive to NCC; 88 (96.7%) patients had inactive form of NCC and only 3 (3.2%) patients had cysts in granulomatous process. No patients had both forms. The prevalence of NCC cases in studied group was greater in patients between 51 to 60 years old, however, difference between sex was not significant. This epidemiological pattern of NCC was similar to the first NCC study in Curitiba, performed in 1995-1996 with 9.24% of positive cases.
Grazziotin
Ana Laura
AL
Graduate College of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba PR, Brazil.
Fontalvo
Mariana Campos
MC
Santos
Marilis Beckert Feijó
MB
Monego
Fernanda
F
Grazziotin
Ana Line
AL
Kolinski
Victor Hugo Zanini
VH
Bordignon
Rodrigo Henrique
RH
Biondo
Alexander Welker
AW
Antoniuk
Affonso
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography; D055815:Young Adult