Volume 19, Number 1—January 2013
Letter
Neurocysticercosis on the Arabian Peninsula, 2003–2011
Oscar H. Del Brutto
Table
Characteristics of 39 patients with neurocysticercosis reported from countries on the Arabian Peninsula, 2003–2011*
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
|
Mean age ± SD, y
|
16.9 ± 13.4
|
| Sex, % | |
|
M |
36 |
|
F |
64
|
| Country | |
|
Kuwait |
30 (77) |
|
Saudi Arabia |
5 (13) |
|
Qatar |
4 (10)
|
| Citzenship status | |
|
Arabian Peninsula country |
29 (74) |
|
Immigrant from disease-endemic area |
8 (21) |
|
International traveler |
1 (3)
|
| Clinical manifestations | |
|
Seizures |
35 (90) |
|
Focal neurologic deficit |
2 (5) |
|
Cognitive decrease |
1 (3) |
|
Asymptomatic |
1 (3)
|
| Form of disease | |
|
1 or 2 parenchymal brain cysticercus granulomas |
34 (87) |
|
Vesicular parenchymal brain cysts |
5 (13) |
*Values are no. (%) except as indicated.
