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. 2023 Sep 29;12(10):1205. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12101205
Case Clinical Signs Cerebral Radiology Result Epidemiology No. of Samples Serological Result
ELISA
Western-Blot
Real-Time PCR Result Del Brutto [8] Classification
C1 No information No information Togo 1 serum Serum negative/CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF Nd Nd Unclassified
C2 No information No information Togo 1 serum, 1 CSF Serum positive/CSF positive Serum positive/CSF positive Nd Probable NCC
C3 Epilepsy 1 cystic lesion in the frontal lobe Haiti 1 serum, 1 CSF Serum negative/CSF negative Serum positive/CSF negative Nd Definitive NCC
C4 No information No information No information 1 serum, 1 CSF Serum positive/CSF negative Serum positive/CSF positive Nd Unclassified
C5 No information No information No information 1 serum Serum negative/CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF Nd Nd Unclassified
C6 Headaches, visual disorders 5 cysts with scolex and perilesional edema Madagascar 1 serum Serum negative/CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF Nd Serum negative/CSF Nd Definitive NCC
C7 Epilepsy 4 bilateral temporal lesions Travel Ivory Coast, Chad 1 serum Serum negative/CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF Nd Nd Definitive NCC
C8 No information No information No information 1 serum, 1 CSF Serum positive/CSF negative Serum positive/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF positive Unclassified
C9 Epilepsy, disorders of consciousness, neurological signs 1 calcification Portugal 1 serum, 2 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF negative X2 Probable NCC
C10 Visual blur, headaches, epilepsy Cerebral lesions No information 1 serum, 1 CSF, 1 brain biopsy Serum positive/CSF Nd Serum positive /CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF negative/ brain biopsy positive Probable NCC
C11 Chronic meningoencephalitis No anomaly found Madagascar 1 serum, 1 CSF Serum positive/CSF positive Serum positive/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF positive Probable NCC
C12 Chronic meningitis, intracranial hypertension 2 microcalcifications (occipital region) Guatemala, NCC in 2007 1 serum, 1 CSF Serum positive/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF positive Nd Probable NCC
C13 * No information 1 abscess India 1 serum, 1 CSF, 1 brain biopsy Nd Nd Serum negative/CSF negative/brain biopsy positive Definitive NCC
C14 Headaches, mental changes, basal meningitis 1 cyst above planum sphenoidal, small frontotemporal cysts, hydrocephalus, arachnoiditis Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 serum, 1 CSF Serum positive/CSF positive Serum positive/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF positive Definitive NCC
C15 Mental changes Hydrocephalus, 1 intraventricular cyst Serbia 1 serum, 1 CSF Serum positive/CSF positive Serum positive/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF positive Definitive NCC
C16 Epilepsy 1 calcified lesion, multiple intracerebral lesions Congo 1 serum, 2 CSF Nd Serum negative/CSF negative X2 Serum Nd/CSF negative then positive Probable NCC
C17 Meningitis, neurological signs 1 active arachnoidal ventricular lesion Guyane, Haiti 1 CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF positive Probable NCC
C18 Behavioral disorder, mutism Tetraventricular dilatation, hydrocephalus Madagascar 1 serum, 1 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF positive Probable NCC
C19 Chronic meningitis, right hemiparesis Normal scanner Cape Verde 1 CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF positive Unclassified
C20 Headaches, chronic meningitis Cysts Haiti 1 serum, 2 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF positive X2 Serum Nd/CSF positive X2 Definitive NCC
C21 Eosinophilic meningitis, headache 1 brain lesion, 1 calcification Mexico 1 CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF positive Probable NCC
C22 * No information Compression and bypass of the 4th ventricle No information 1 CSF Nd Nd Serum Nd/CSF positive Definitive NCC
C23 No information 1 intracranial lesion, 1 cyst, hydrocephalus Cape Verde 1 CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF positive Probable NCC
C24 Epilepsy Multiple cystic lesions (12) Congo 1 serum, 1 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF positive Definitive NCC
C25 Chronic meningitis Lepto-meningitis No information 1 CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF limit Serum Nd/CSF negative Unclassified
C26 Hemiplegia, epilepsy 1 cerebral lesion with per-lesion edema DRC 2 CSF Serum Nd/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF positive X2 Serum Nd/CSF negative X2 Probable NCC
C27 Epilepsy Multifocal cysts No information 1 CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF negative Unclassified
C28 No information No information Cape Verde 1 CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF negative Unclassified
C29 * Temporal headaches 1 cyst Bolivia 1 serum, 1 CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF limit Serum negative/CSF negative Definitive NCC
C30 Headaches 1 frontal cystic lesion, perilesional edema No information 1 CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF limit Serum Nd/CSF negative Unclassified
C31 Epilepsy 1 active and inflammatory lesion Madagascar 1 CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF positive Serum Nd/CSF negative Probable NCC
C32 Epilepsy, intracranial hypertension, motor deficit 1 calcified frontal cortico-subcortical nodular lesion India 1 serum, 1 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF negative Definitive NCC
C33 Epilepsy 1 left temporal cerebral lesion Cameroon 1 serum, 1 CSF, 1 brain biopsy Serum negative/CSF negative Serum Nd/CSF negative Serum Nd/CSF negative/brain biopsy positive Probable NCC
C34 Epilepsy, fever Hypodense calcified parieto-occipital brain abscess Congo Kinshasa 1 serum, 1 brain biopsy Serum positive/CSF Nd Serum negative/CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF Nd/brain biopsy positive Probable NCC
C35 Epilepsy, balance disorder, intracranial hypertension Ventricular dilatation Madagascar 1 serum, 1 CSF Serum positive/CSF positive Serum positive/CSF Nd Serum Nd/CSF positive Probable NCC
C36 * Headaches, epilepsy 1 temporal cystic lesion No travel, consumption of raw sausage 1 serum Serum negative/CSF Nd Serum negative/CSF Nd Nd Definitive NCC
C37 Psychiatric and memory disorders, spatial disorientation aphasia 3 IP lesions Africa 1 serum, 1 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF positive Serum negative/CSF positive Definitive NCC
C38 Headaches, neck ache, nausea, vomiting Multiple intraventricular lesions, ventricular dilatation, foramen of Monro obstruction Central Africa 1 serum, 1 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF positive Serum negative/CSF positive Definitive NCC
C39 Headaches, nausea, vomiting IP calcifications, hydrocephalus, arachnoiditis Haiti 1 serum, 2 CSF Nd Serum positive /CSF positive Serum negative/CSF negative then positive Definitive NCC
C40 Epilepsy, neuralgia, paresthesia IP calcifications, hydrocephalus, arachnoiditis Haiti 1 serum, 1 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF positive Serum negative/CSF positive Definitive NCC
C41 Epilepsy, headaches, vomiting 2 IP lesions, chronic meningitis Cape Verde 1 serum, 3 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF positive Serum negative/CSF positive X3 Definitive NCC
C42 Epilepsy, confusion Multiple IP lesions, hydrocephalus, vasculitis Cape Verde 1 serum, 6 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF positive Serum negative/CSF positive X6 Definitive NCC
C43 Headaches, nausea, memory disorders, dysphasia, spatial disorientation, muscular cysticercosis IP calcifications, parasagittal meningioma, then hydrocephalus, meningoencephalitis Madagascar 1 serum, 2 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF positive Serum negative/CSF positive X2 Definitive NCC
C44 Headaches, epilepsy 4 IP lesions Cape Verde 1 serum, 1 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF positive Serum negative/CSF negative Definitive NCC
C45 Headaches, epilepsy 1 IP lesion India 1 serum, 1 CSF Nd Serum positive/CSF negative Serum negative/CSF negative Definitive NCC