TABLE 4. Comparison of neurologic symptoms in villagers seropositive for antibodies to Taenia solium by the enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot and seronegative villagers matched for age and sex: Maceda, Peru, 1988.
| Symptoms | Seropositive villagers (n = 28) |
Seronegative villagers (n = 29) |
p value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Headache | 16 | 57 | 12 | 41 | >0.05 |
| Seizures | 0 | 0* | 1 | 3 | >0.05 |
| Hyporeflexia or areflexia |
2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | >0.05 |
| Hypesthesia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | >0.05 |
| Paresthesia | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | >0.05 |
*
One patient in the seropositive group had a history of episodes of toss of consciousness.