Publications by authors named "Susan Y Yang"
Article Synopsis
- Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a significant cause of late-onset epilepsy and has a considerable impact on patients' quality of life, which was assessed using the QOLIE-31 questionnaire in this study.* -
- The study involved 155 Peruvian patients with epilepsy due to NCC, revealing that 76.8% had poor quality of life scores, particularly linked to the frequency of generalized seizures and lower education levels.* -
- Multivariate analysis indicated that a higher number of generalized epileptic seizures was significantly associated with worse quality of life, underscoring the need for addressing seizure frequency in NCC patients.*
Hemifacial Spasm Secondary to Arachnoiditis Due to Neurocysticercosis: Clinical Image.
World Neurosurg
November 2020
Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a form of NCC with cysticerci located in the subarachnoid space. This form of NCC can cause general and focal neurologic symptoms, and sometimes requires surgical intervention as a treatment. In this report, we present a rare case of hemifacial spasm secondary to arachnoiditis because of an NCC cyst in the cerebellopontine angle.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe pig is the natural intermediate host of , a parasite causing significant burden of disease in both humans and pigs. Porcine cysticercosis is traditionally detected via tongue palpation and slaughterhouse meat inspection, both with limited sensitivity. Serum antibody detection has a better performance; however, it does not discriminate past from present infection.
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