Seizures in patients with pork tapeworm caused by Substance P
HOUSTON — (Feb. 9, 2012) – A neuropeptide called Substance P is the cause of seizures in patients with brains infected by the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium), said Baylor…
BRAIN INFECTION FROM TAPEWORM “SERIOUS HEALTH CONCERN”
Public release date: 13-Apr-2010 In Mexico, up to 10 percent of the population may have the infection, neurocysticercosis Increasing in Mexico and Bordering Southwestern States MAYWOOD,…
Brain Parasites, California’s Hidden Health Problem: neurocysticercosis
By Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato | Scientific American – Thu, Sep 6, 2012 Sara Alvarez was afraid. The doctors told her she needed surgery brain surgery. Operations on such a complex organ…
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