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- Title
Quality of life in patients with neurocysticercosis in Mexico.
- Authors
Bhattarai, Rachana; Budke, Christine M; Carabin, Hélène; Proaño, Jefferson V; Flores-Rivera, Jose; Corona, Teresa; Cowan, Linda D; Ivanek, Renata; Snowden, Karen F; Flisser, Ana
- Abstract
The objective of this study was to compare quality of life measures in patients with neurocysticercosis (NCC) to those of a matched control group. The NCC outpatients and their controls were recruited from two neurology referral hospitals in Mexico City, Mexico during 2007-2008. The quality of life of 224 NCC patients was compared with 224 age-sex-hospital-day matched controls using the short form 12 v2 (SF-12 v2) quality of life survey. Medical chart reviews were also conducted for the NCC outpatients to evaluate presenting clinical manifestations. Compared with the controls, NCC patients had a significantly lower score for each of the eight domains of health evaluated and significantly lower Physical and Mental Component Summary scores. Chart reviews indicated that hydrocephalus (48%), severe headaches (47%), and epilepsy (31%) were the most common clinical manifestations in these NCC outpatients.
- Publication
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2011, Vol 84, Issue 5, p782
- ISSN
1476-1645
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0646