Benedeti Márcia Regina, Falavigna Dina Lúcia Morais, Falavigna-Guilherme Ana Lúcia, Araújo Silvana Marques de
Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maringá, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, 87020-900 Maringá, PR, Brazil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2007 Mar;65(1):124-9. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000100025.
The aim of this study was to drawn an epidemiological and clinical profile of the neurocysticercosis (NCC) patients assisted by Hospital Universitário Regional de Maringá. A transversal, retrospective and descriptive study based on 6,100 records of the Neurology, Neuropediatry, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry clinics was done from January/1998 to December/2004. Of these, 48 were selected with diagnosis of NCC. The prevalence was greater in female (p<0.001), 31-60 years (43.7%), and urban zone (93.8%). The number of NCC cases overcame those notified to the Epidemic Surveillance in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2004. The epilepsy due to NCC (CI=1.77;16.07; p=0.0024) was generalized and of late onset in 91.7% patients, being associated to headache in 37.5% ones. There was need of hospitalization in 22.9% of the patients (medium time of 3.91+/-3.35 days). It was concluded that the epidemiological and clinical profile observed is peculiar, displaying some common points with other Brazilian studies.
本研究的目的是描绘马林加地区大学医院收治的神经囊尾蚴病（NCC）患者的流行病学和临床特征。基于1998年1月至2004年12月期间神经科、神经儿科、神经外科和精神科诊所的6100份记录进行了一项横断面、回顾性和描述性研究。其中，48例被诊断为NCC。女性患病率更高（p<0.001），年龄在31至60岁之间（43.7%），城市地区患病率为（93.8%）。1998年、1999年、2001年、2002年和2004年NCC病例数超过了向疫情监测部门报告的病例数。由NCC引起的癫痫（CI=1.77；16.07；p=0.0024）在91.7%的患者中为全身性且起病较晚，37.5%的患者伴有头痛。22.9%的患者需要住院治疗（平均住院时间为3.91±3.35天）。结论是观察到的流行病学和临床特征较为特殊，与巴西其他研究有一些共同点。
