Investigation of familial aggregation of seizures in neurocysticercosis patients

Elizabeth A. Kelvin; Arturo Carpio; Dale C. Hesdorffer; Emilia Bagiella; Denise Leslie; Pietro Leon; Howard Andrews; W. Allen Hauser

doi:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.11.016

Investigation of familial aggregation of seizures in neurocysticercosis patients

Elizabeth A. Kelvin
, Arturo Carpio
, Dale C. Hesdorffer
, Emilia Bagiella
, Denise Leslie
, Pietro Leon
, Howard Andrews
, W. Allen Hauser

Universidad de Cuenca

Columbia University
School of Medicine
MRI Diagnostics of Westchester
Instituto de Diagnóstico por Imágenes

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Abstract

Regional differences in the clinical manifestations of human neurocysticercosis (NCC) may indicate a role of host genetics. We examined whether there is familial aggregation of seizures in first-degree relatives of NCC patients with seizure versus NCC patients without seizure as presenting symptom in a group of patients in Ecuador. The results of our analyses were null, and there was no trend toward familial aggregation of seizures in NCC patients.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	67-71
Number of pages	5
Journal	Epilepsy Research
Volume	84
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.11.016
State	Published - Mar 2009

Keywords

Ecuador
Familial aggregation
Neurocysticercosis
Seizures

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