TY - JOUR AU - Ong, Samuel AU - Talan, David A. AU - Moran, Gregory J. AU - Mower, William AU - Newdow, Michael AU - Tsang, Victor C.W. AU - Pinner, Robert W. T1 - Neurocysticercosis in Radiographically Imaged Seizure Patients in U.S. Emergency Departments T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2002 VL - 8 IS - 6 SP - 608 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Neurocysticercosis appears to be on the rise in the United States, based on immigration patterns and published cases series, including reports of domestic acquisition. We used a collaborative network of U.S. emergency departments to characterize the epidemiology of neurocysticercosis in seizure patients. Data were collected prospectively at 11 university-affiliated, geographically diverse, urban U.S. emergency departments from July 1996 to September 1998. Patients with a seizure who underwent neuroimaging were included. Of the 1,801 patients enrolled in the study, 38 (2.1%) had seizures attributable to neurocysticercosis. The disease was detected in 9 of the 11 sites and was associated with Hispanic ethnicity, immigrant status, and exposure to areas where neurocysticercosis is endemic. This disease appears to be widely distributed and highly prevalent in certain populations (e.g., Hispanic patients) and areas (e.g., Southwest). KW - neurocysticercosis KW - seizure KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid0806.010377 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0377_article ER - End of Reference