2004, Número 3
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Arch Med Fam 2004; 6 (3)
El impacto de la neurocisticercosis en los países en desarrollo y su relación con el primer nivel de atención: Segunda parte
García-Morales E, Soriano-Sánchez JA.
Idioma: Español
Referencias bibliográficas: 30
Paginas: 84-88
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FRAGMENTO
La NCC ejerce su impacto a través de sus manifestaciones clínicas, de las cuales la más frecuente es la epilepsia (EPL)29,30. Desde una perspectiva teórica, se esperaría un incremento de la frecuencia de EPL en las zonas de NCC endémica. Existen diferencias significativas en la incidencia y prevalencia de la EPL cuando se comparan países desarrollados contra aquéllos en vías de desarrollo. En el ámbito mundial la EPL afecta de 5 a 10/1,000 sujetos en promedio, el 80% viven en países en desarrollo. La prevalencia de la EPL en países desarrollados es de 5-6/1,000, pero por ejemplo en América Central y del Sur es de 17/1,000. La incidencia anual es de 50 por 100,000 habitantes al año en países desarrollados, pero es de 120 por 100,000 en países en subdesarrollo, aproximadamente el doble31.
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