オオタケサトウ　マルセロ   Marcello Otake Sato    所属   新潟薬科大学  医療技術学部 臨床検査学科    職種   教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2003/11
形態種別	論文
査読	査読あり
標題	Neurocysticercosis and epilepsy in Cameroon
執筆形態	共著
掲載誌名	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
掲載区分	国外
巻・号・頁	97(6),pp.683-686
著者・共著者	◎Zoli, Andre P.; Shey-Njila, Oliver; Nforninwe, Denis Nsame; Speybroeek, Niko; Ito, Akira; Sato, Marcello O.; Dorny, Pierre; Brandt, Jef; Geerts, Stanny
概要	During January 2002 the frequency of Taenia solium cysticercosis was studied in a series of 504 epileptic patients from 3 rural localities in the West and North-West provinces of Cameroon using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for both circulating antigen (Ag-ELISA) and antibody (Ag-ELISA) detection. Taenia solium antigens were detected in the sera of 1.2% of the patients whereas specific antibodies against the parasite were present in 44.6% of the patients. Significantly less seropositive results in Ab-ELISA were recorded in Batibo than in Bandjoun and Bamendjou, whereas a borderline significant difference was recorded with increasing age. Furthermore, 56.2% of patients with late-onset epilepsy showed antibodies against cysticercosis. Taenia solium cysticercosis appears to be an important cause of epilepsy in Cameroon.
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0035-9203(03)80103-7
ISSN	0035-9203