Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODOLOGY: A case-control (retrospective and prospective) study on 60 children with solitary intraparenchymal neurocysticercosis, 20 new cases prior to starting cysticidal therapy and other 40 resolved cases was carried out. Among new cases, children deficient in vitamin D were given megadose of vitamin D and vitamin D levels were rechecked after 30 days. Children having normal vitamin D were taken as cases and the deficient ones were taken as controls. Standard treatment for neurocysticercosis was given. Three monthly MRI scans were done. Outcome was evaluated as resolution/persistence of neurocysticercosis at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. STATISTICS AND RESULTS: Pearson chi square/Fisher's exact test was used along with Kaplan Meier and log rank test. Of 60 patients, at 6 months 3 cases and 4 controls (p value 0.43), at 9 months 2 cases and 6 controls (p value 0.037) and at 12 months 3 cases and 6 controls (p value 0.029) had complete resolution of NCC. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Akshay Banga, Roosy Aulakh, Pankaj Kumar, Ravinder Kaur, Jasbinder Kaur |
Journal | The International journal of neuroscience
(Int J Neurosci)
Vol. 133
Issue 11
Pg. 1285-1294
(Dec 2023)
ISSN: 1563-5279 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 35574655
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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