Resultados: 3

Neurocysticercosis in Epileptic Children: An Overlooked Condition in Mozambique, Challenges in Diagnosis, Management and Research Priorities

Previous studies suggest that neurocysticercosis (NCC), the most common cause of acute symptomatic seizures (ASS), epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders, typically presents with a solitary lesion and focal seizures in children from places where cysticercosis is endemic. We report a series of 3 pa...

Assessment of the societal cost of Taenia solium in Angónia district, Mozambique

BMC infect. dis; 18 (121), 2018
Background: The zoonotic parasite Taenia solium is endemic in Angónia district, Tete province, Mozambique, though the burden of the disease complex is unknown. Methods: As part of two cross-sectional studies on human and porcine cysticercosis in the area, unique epidemiological and cost data were colle...

Dor crônica e suas características na Unidade de Dor do Hospital Central de Maputo/Moçambique

Moçambique é um pais que vem passando por profundas mudanças políticas e sociais nos últimos 50 anos. Dentro deste contexto, em 1996, uma Unidade de Dor foi criada no Hospital Central de Maputo. O objetivo do presente estudo foi descrever e analisar os aspectos epidemiológicos, clínicos e emociona...