Taenia Solium Cysticercosis : From Basic to Clinical Science

by G. Singh; S. Prabhakar

• ISBN13: 9780851996288
• ISBN10: 0851996280
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-19
• Publisher: Cab Intl

Summary

Taenia solium cysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by the dissemination of the larval form of the pork tapeworm and affects an estimated 50 million people worldwide. It is endemic in several developing countries, including many in Central and South America, Africa and South Asia. Through increased immigration and international travel, it is also of emerging significance in developed countries such as the USA.This book, written by international leading experts in the field, covers the basic science and clinical aspects of Taenia solium, its pathology, investigational aspects of neurocysticercosis, and therapy and prevention

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Preface	xiii
Abbreviations	xiv
SECTION I TAENIA SOLIUM CYSTICERCOSIS: BASIC SCIENCE
Taenia solium: Basic Biology and Transmission	1	(14)
Zbigniew S. Pawlowski
Taenia solium Cysticercosis: New and Revisited Immunological Aspects	15	(10)
Ana Flisser
Dolores Correa
Carlton A.W. Evans
Molecular Determinants of Host-Parasite Interactions: Focus on Parasite	25	(10)
Jose L. Molinari
Patricia Tato
Animal Models of Taenia solium Cysticercosis: Role in Understanding Host-Parasite Interactions	35	(12)
Astrid E. Cardona
Judy M. Teale
Mitochondrial DNA of Taenia solium: From Basic to Applied Science	47	(10)
Akira Ito
Minoru Nakao
Munehiro Okamoto
Yasuhito Sako
Hiroshi Yamasaki
Hereditary Factors in Neurocysticercosis with Emphasis on Single, Small, Enhancing CT Lesions	57	(6)
Vasantha Padma
Satish Jain
Achal Srivastava
Manjari Tripathi
Mahesh C. Maheshwari
SECTION II EPIDEMIOLOGY
Taenia solium Cysticercosis: an Overview of Global Distribution and Transmission	63	(12)
Peter M. Schantz
What Have We Learnt From Epidemiological Studies of Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Peru?	75	(8)
Hector H. Garcia
Robert H. Gilman
Armando E. Gonzalez
Manuela Verastegui
Victor C.W. Tsang
Epidemiology of Taenia solium Taeniasis and Cysticercosis in Mexico	83	(8)
Elsa Sarti
Taenia solium Taeniasis and Cysticercosis in Central America	91	(10)
Jose Garcia-Noval
Ana L. Sanchez
James C. Allan
Neurocysticercosis in Brazil: Epidemiological Aspects	101	(10)
Svetlana Agapejev
Taenia solium Taeniasis and Cysticercosis in Asia	111	(18)
Gagandeep Singh
Sudesh Prabhakar
Akira Ito
Seung Yull Cho
Dong-Chuan Qiu
Taenia solium Cysticercosis in Africa	129	(10)
Michel Druet-Cabanac
Bienvenue Ramanankandrasana
Sylvie Bisser
Louis Dongmo
Gilbert Avode
Leopold Nzisabira
Michel Dumas
Pierre-Marie Preux
Taenia solium Cysticercosis: the Special Case of the United States	139	(6)
Wayne X. Shandera
Peter M. Schantz
A. Clinton White Jr
Porcine Cysticercosis	145	(12)
Armando E. Gonzalez
Patricia P. Wilkins
Teresa Lopez
Taenia solium: A Historical Note	157	(12)
Noshir H. Wadia
Gagandeep Singh
SECTION III TAENIA SOLIUM CYSTICERCOSIS: CLINICAL ASPECTS
Neurocysticercosis: an Overview of Clinical Presentations	169	(8)
Sudesh Prabhakar
Gagandeep Singh
Meningeal Cysticercosis	177	(12)
Oscar H. Del Brutto
Heavy Multilesional Cysticercotic Syndromes	189	(10)
Oscar H. Del Brutto
Hector H. Garcia
Sudesh Prabhakar
Intraventricular Neurocysticercosis	199	(12)
Albert C. Cuetter
Russell J. Andrews
Neurocysticercosis and Epilepsy	211	(10)
Arturo Carpio
W. Allen Hauser
Cerebrovascular Manifestations of Neurocysticercosis	221	(8)
Fernando Barinagarrementeria
Carlos Cantu
Taenia solium Cysticercosis: Uncommon Manifestations	229	(12)
Gagandeep Singh
Indermohan S. Sawhney
The Story Behind Solitary Cysticercus Granuloma	241	(10)
Vedantam Rajshekhar
Seizures Due to Solitary Cysticercus Granuloma	251	(6)
J.M.K. Murthy
Paediatric Neurocysticercosis	257	(6)
Sudesh Prabhakar
Gagandeep Singh
Psychiatric Manifestations of Neurocysticercosis	263	(6)
Orestes V. Forlenza
Taenia solium Cysticercosis: Ophthalmic Aspects	269	(12)
Atul Kumar
Namrata Sharma
Neurocysticercosis: Diagnosis and Treatment in Special Situations	281	(8)
Ravindra K. Garg
Alok M. Kar
SECTION IV CYSTICERCOSIS: PATHOLOGY
The Pathology of Neurocysticercosis	289	(18)
Alfonso Escobar
Karen M. Weidenheim
Single Small Enhancing Computed Tomography Lesions -- Pathological Correlates	307	(4)
Geeta Chacko
SECTION V NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS: INVESTIGATIONAL ASPECTS
Imaging and Spectroscopy of Neurocysticercosis	311	(18)
Deepshikha Sharda
Sanjeev Chawla
Rakesh K. Gupta
Taenia solium Cysticercosis: Immunodiagnosis of Neurocysticercosis and Taeniasis	329	(14)
Patricia P. Wilkins
Marianna Wilson
James C. Allan
Victor C.W. Tsang
Antigen-based Immunoassays in the Diagnosis of Taenia solium Cysticercosis	343	(8)
Dolores Correa
Raquel Tapia-Romero
Antonio Meza-Lucas
Olga Mata-Ruiz
Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis of Taenia solium Cysticercosis	351	(8)
Taru Meri
Seppo Meri
Immunodiagnosis in Solitary Cysticercus Granulomas	359	(4)
Anna Oomen
SECTION VI TAENIASIS--CYSTICERCOSIS: THERAPY AND PREVENTION
Pharmacology of Anticysticercal Therapy	363	(12)
Helgi Jung
Dinora F. Gonzalez-Esquivel
Controversies in the Drug Treatment of Neurocysticercosis	375	(12)
Bhim S. Singhal
Rodrigo A. Salinas
Neurocysticercosis: Neurosurgical Perspective	387	(12)
Bhawani S. Sharma
P. Sarat Chandra
Endoscopic Management of Intraventricular Cysticercosis	399	(12)
Marvin Bergsneider
Jaime H. Nieto
Control of Taenia solium with Emphasis on Treatment of Taeniasis	411	(10)
James C. Allan
Philip S. Craig
Zbigniew S. Pawlowski
Taenia solium Vaccination: Present Status and Future Prospects	421	(10)
Carlton A.W. Evans
Control of Taenia solium with Porcine Chemotherapy	431	(6)
Armando E. Gonzalez
Use of a Simulation Model to Evaluate Control Programmes against Taenia solium Cysticercosis	437	(12)
Armando E. Gonzalez
Robert H. Gilman
Hector H. Garcia
Teresa Lopez
Index	449