Almeida Sergio Monteiro de, Gurjão Solange Aparecida
Hospital de Clínicas, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2010 Feb;68(1):76-80. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2010000100017.
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a common central nervous system infection caused by Taenia solium metacestodes.
To investigate the occurrence of depression in patients with calcified NCC form. The study group consisted of 114 patients subdivided in four groups: NCC with epilepsy, NCC without epilepsy, epilepsy without NCC and chronic headache.
Depression was evaluated and quantified by the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HRSD-21).
Percentage of patients with depression was as follows: group 1 (83%); group 2 (88%); group 3 (92%); group 4 (100%). The majority of patients had moderate depression.
Incidence of depression in all groups was higher than in the general population. It is possible that, in a general way, patients with chronic diseases would have depression with similar intensity. NCC is associated with the presence of depression.
神经囊尾蚴病（NCC）是由猪带绦虫幼虫引起的常见中枢神经系统感染。
研究钙化型NCC患者中抑郁症的发生率。研究组由114例患者组成，分为四组：伴有癫痫的NCC、不伴有癫痫的NCC、不伴有NCC的癫痫和慢性头痛。
采用汉密尔顿抑郁量表（HRSD-21）对抑郁症进行评估和量化。
抑郁症患者的百分比分别为：第一组（83%）；第二组（88%）；第三组（92%）；第四组（100%）。大多数患者患有中度抑郁症。
所有组中抑郁症的发生率均高于普通人群。一般来说，慢性病患者可能会有类似程度的抑郁症。NCC与抑郁症的存在有关。
