Prevalence, Response to Cysticidal Therapy, and Risk Factors for Persistent Seizure in Indian Children with Neurocysticercosis

Table 1

Baseline characteristics and investigations in children with NCC ().

Characteristics	Children with NCC ()
Age distribution
1–4 years	8 (6.7%)
5–10 years	48 (40%)
11–14 years	64 (53.3%)
Boys	67 (55.8%)
Socioeconomic status (modified Kuppuswamy scale)
Upper	8 (6.7%)
Upper-middle	25 (20.8%)
Lower-middle	25 (20.8%)
Upper-lower	40 (33.3%)
Lower	22 (18.3%)
Nonvegetarian	77 (64.2%)
Symptoms/signs
Seizure	104 (86.7%)
Raised intracranial pressure	34 (28.3%)
Altered sensorium	32 (26.7%)
Focal neurological deficit	8 (6.7%)
Peripheral blood eosinophilia	13 (10.8%)
Stool examination positive for Taenia solium ova	7 (5.8%)
CSF findings
Pleocytosis	56 (46.7%)
Elevated protein	41 (34.2%)
Low glucose (<1/2 of concurrently measured blood glucose)	32 (26.7%)
Eosinophils in centrifuged sediment	16 (13.3%)
Normal CSF	54 (45%)
Abnormal EEG	56 (46.7%)