Status:
UNKNOWN
Parenchymal and Extraparenchymal Neurocysticercosis-A Registry Based Study
Lead Sponsor:
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Conditions:
Neurocysticercosis
Tropical Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
14+ years
Brief Summary
Neurocysticercosis(NCC) is the commonest parasitic infection of the central nervous system. It is the commonest cause of focal seizures in India. It can also present with headaches, movement disorders...
Detailed Description
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the commonest parasitic infection of the central nervous system. It can affect the brain, meninges, eyes as well as other parts of the body. Disseminated cysticercosis invo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients attending Neurology OPD or are admitted in wards with neurocysticercosis diagnosed on the basis of composite clinical criteria, imaging criteria as well as natural history
- Atleast 14 years of age of all sexes
- Reasonable clinical certainty OR allied investigations such as CXR/CECT chest/abdomen/PET CT as per clinical indication ruling out tuberculosis or mimics of neurocysticercosis
- Other relevant investigations like CSF analysis not suggestive of alternative diagnosis such as tubercular/ cryptococcal/other fungal infections/other causes of chronic meningitis such as brucella/ nocardia/ syphilis/recurrent viral meningitis/ carcinomatous/ lymphomatous meningitis or non infective causes such as sarcoidosis/sub-arachnoid hemorrhage etc.
Exclusion
- • Not willing to provide consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 15 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
1000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04706819
Start Date
January 15 2021
End Date
December 31 2025
Last Update
January 13 2021
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