Neurocisticercosis y epilepsia en Cuba

Hernández-Cossio, O; Oj, Hernández-Fustes

doi:10.33588/rn.2911.99111

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“…9 Haiti exhibit important burden from cysticercosis instead which, 10 on the other hand, differ for Cuba. 11 Predominantly, non-neurocysticercosis (and non-infection) relevance for epilepsy was noted in Cuba 12 which resembles with what has been demonstrated before by the first author that the odds of developing epilepsy from noninfection factors is far higher than neurocysticercosis (and most other infections) even though it is indeed the most popular epilepsy risk factor. 13 All Caribbean countries are island Nations, implying a possible role of natural disasters in incidence of epilepsy, 14 particularly for Cuba and Haiti.…”

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A first-ever dedicated comprehensive review of incidence of epilepsy in South America and Caribbean

Bhalla¹,

Kapoor

et al. 2017

International Journal of Epilepsy

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In order to understand true incident burden of epilepsy in South America and Caribbean, several sources were searched in multiple languages using keywords and combinations. The results were presented as counts, proportions, means, and/or medians along with their 95% confidence intervals (CI). No information was found from Caribbean and no information was available from six South American countries. Based on 14 estimates, annual median incidence (N = 185319, 1984–2010, 7 in rural area) of epilepsy for South America was 115.2/100,000 (95% CI 61.0–133.4, range 0.0–410.0). Random-effect pooled annual epilepsy incidence was 84.8/100,000 (95% CI 65.2–104.5). The 25th and 75th percentile of annual epilepsy incidence were 62.2/100,000 and 130.9/100,000 respectively with an interquartile range (IQR) of 68.7. Between-study variance attributable to each explanatory factor was estimated to be: 38.8% from study year, 18.1% from urban-rural milieu, 15.4% from case size, and 0.6% from study size. Descriptively, on average, 445824 (between 236070 and 516258) new cases of epilepsy are possibly occurring every year in South America. In conclusion, Caribbean needs to come forward for its own epilepsy incidence data especially when risk from numerous factors such as substance abuse, mental health, etc. deems high. Epilepsy incidence in South America is likely to be slightly lower than previously reported although this varies considerably for each country. Inter-population differences are in-part (more than 50%) related to urban-rural differences and variations over time. Our work is especially important to monitor secular trends of epilepsy incidence especially when new data would emerge and countries continue to undergo transitions.

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A first-ever dedicated comprehensive review of incidence of epilepsy in South America and Caribbean

Bhalla¹,

Kapoor

et al. 2017

International Journal of Epilepsy

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“…cantonensis is the almost exclusive cause of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis in Cuba because there are no cysts from Taenia solium that could produce neurocysticercosis [17].…”

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IgG1,IgG2 and IgE intrathecal synthesis in Angiostrongylus cantonensis meningoencephalitis

Dorta‐Contreras¹,

Noris-García²,

Escobar-Pérez³

et al. 2005

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

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“…[3] In children, contributory factors include: a comprehensive immunisation schedule; excellent antenatal care that is associated with a low prevalence of low birth weight babies; [14] a low incidence of infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, schistosomiasis and cysticercosis. [15] The vast majority of the children (94%) were on a single AED only, which is widely accepted as best clinical practice. Carbamazepine and valproate were the two most frequently prescribed AEDs and they are the medicines recommended as first-line therapy, in both Cuba and the UK.…”

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Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba†

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Leyva

Peña

et al. 2012

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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ObjectiveTo describe access to antiepileptic drug therapy and estimate the prevalence of epilepsy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba.MethodsAll the community pharmacies in the province were visited and information collected about the number of children receiving antiepileptic drugs in 2009. Availability and cost of each antiepileptic drug were determined. The prevalence of epilepsy was estimated by determining the number of children receiving antiepileptic drugs.ResultsThere were 923 children who received a total of 977 antiepileptic drugs in Camagüey Province. The estimated prevalence of epilepsy was 5.18 per thousand children which is lower than previously reported rates in other low and lower-middle income countries. Most of the children (871, 94%) received a single antiepileptic drug. Carbamazepine and valproate were the two most frequently prescribed antiepileptic drugs. Antiepileptic drugs were available from the local pharmacy on 76% of occasions. If the antiepileptic drug was not available from the local pharmacy, the parent had to travel to another pharmacy to obtain the medicine.ConclusionsThe estimated prevalence of epilepsy in children in Cuba is lower than that estimated in other lower-middle income countries. Access to drug therapy in children with epilepsy can be achieved in lower-middle income countries.

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Neurocisticercosis y epilepsia en Cuba

Cited by 9 publications

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A first-ever dedicated comprehensive review of incidence of epilepsy in South America and Caribbean

A first-ever dedicated comprehensive review of incidence of epilepsy in South America and Caribbean

IgG1,IgG2 and IgE intrathecal synthesis in Angiostrongylus cantonensis meningoencephalitis

Access to antiepileptic drug therapy in children in Camagüey Province, Cuba†

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