Table 1. Overview of large neurocysticercosis case series within the United States published after 2004.
Author | Location (collection period) | No. of cases/M∶F ratio/age (years) | Hispanic ethnicity | Type of disease |
Del La Garza et al.31 | Houston, Texas* (1994–1997) | 114 patients/NA/NA | 95% | NA |
Daniels and Moore28 | Wichita, Kansas*(1986–2001) | 42 patients/NA/NA | 95% | NA |
Figueroa et al.27 | New Mexico* (1998–2004) | 37 patients/NA/36 | 100% | 30% EP |
Croker et al.20 | Los Angeles, California† (1991–2008) | 3937 patients/1.1/38 | 92% | NA |
Serpa et al.21 | Houston, Texas* (1997–2005) | 111 patients/2/29 | 93% | 32% EP |
54% P‡ | ||||
O’Neal et al.15 | Oregon† (2006–2009) | 87 patients/1.4/NA | 96% | 4% EP |
85% P | ||||
11% M | ||||
Croker et al.36 | California† (2009) | 304 patients/1.4/44 | 85% | NA |
Note: NA: information not available, P: Parenchymal neurocysticercosis; EP: Extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis; M: mixed, parenchymal and extraparenchymal.
*Case-series.
†Population-based study.
‡Some patients had both parenchymal and extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis.