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Review estimates brain infection in about 1 in 4 people with seizures
Researchers reviewed 77 studies published from 1990 through 2023 to estimate how often neurocysticercosis—a brain infection caused by the larval stage of a tapeworm—occurred among people with epileptic seizures. Across studies with clear definitions and appropriate testing, the estimated proportion was 25.2%, but the studies differed substantially and the result should not be treated as universal.
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