exposure and epilepsy: A matched case-control study in a public hospital in northern Mexico.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the association between infection with and epilepsy in patients attended to in a public hospital in the northern Mexican city of Durango.

Methods: We performed an age- and gender-matched case-control study of 99 patients suffering from epilepsy and 99 without epilepsy. Sera of participants were analyzed for anti- IgG and IgM antibodies using commercially available enzyme-linked immunoassays.

Exposure and Neurological Disorders: An Age- and Gender-Matched Case-Control Pilot Study.

Little is known about the association of infection and neurological disorders. We performed a case-control study with 344 patients with neurological diseases and 344 neurologically healthy age- and gender-matched subjects. Sera of participants were analyzed for anti-.

Infection and Headache: A Matched Case-Control Study in a Public Hospital in Durango City, Mexico.

Background: () can disseminate to brain in infected hosts. Little is known about the magnitude of the association between this infection and headache. Therefore, we sought to determine the association of seropositivity and headache in patients attending neurological consultations in a public hospital in Durango City, Mexico.

Knowledge and Practices of Toxoplasmosis among Clinical Laboratory Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Study in Durango, Mexico.

: The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge and practices about toxoplasmosis in a sample of clinical laboratory professionals in Mexico. : 192 clinical laboratory professionals were surveyed. They were asked about (1) ; (2) clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of toxoplasmosis; and (3) their practices with respect to toxoplasmosis.

Influence of Infection on Symptoms and Signs of Premenstrual Syndrome: A Cross-sectional Study.

Infection with in brain may cause some symptoms that resemble those in women with premenstrual syndrome. To determine the association of . infection with symptoms and signs of premenstrual syndrome, we examined 489 women aged 30-40 years old.

Toxoplasma gondii Infection and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a severe form of premenstrual syndrome. The influence of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection on clinical features in women with this disorder has not been studied.