Gonçalves-Coêlho T D, Coêlho M D
Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Paraíba, Campina Grande, Brasil.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1996 Mar;54(1):94-7. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1996000100015.
Neurocysticercosis is the infection of the central nervous system by the larval form of Taenia solium, the Cysticercus cellulosae. We studied 4011 computerized tomographies performed in TomoHPI Radioimaging Service, Hospital Pedro I, Campina Grande PB, Northern Brazil, since its installation on August 1993 to July 1995. 41 patients were diagnosed as having Cysticercus cerebral infestation, corresponding to an incidence of 1.02%. No cases were related in Campina Grande PB during 1991 according to hospitalizations under prospective payment rates. After this radioimaging service installation, we observed 1.86 cases per month. We conclude that Campina Grande has to be included as an endemic area of neurocysticercosis, needing health service measures to cease the cycle Taenia-Cysticercus, the only way to get rid of such a serious problem.
神经囊尾蚴病是由猪带绦虫的幼虫形式——猪囊尾蚴感染中枢神经系统所致。我们研究了1993年8月至1995年7月在巴西东北部大坎皮纳的佩德罗一世医院TomoHPI放射影像科进行的4011例计算机断层扫描。41例患者被诊断为脑囊尾蚴感染，发病率为1.02%。根据前瞻性付费率的住院情况，1991年大坎皮纳没有相关病例。在安装这种放射影像服务后，我们观察到每月有1.86例病例。我们得出结论，大坎皮纳必须被列为神经囊尾蚴病的流行地区，需要采取卫生服务措施来阻断猪带绦虫-猪囊尾蚴的循环，这是消除这一严重问题的唯一途径。
