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Mechanisms implicated in the association between neurocysticercosis (NCC) and cognitive impairment remain unknown. Atahualpa residents aged ≥ 40 years with calcified NCC were identified as case patients and paired 1:1 to age- and gender-matched controls. The selection process generated 79 pairs. Cognitive performance was measured by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). A conditional logistic regression model revealed no differences in MoCA scores across case patients and controls, after adjusting for education, epilepsy, depression, and hippocampal atrophy. The single covariate remaining significant was hippocampal atrophy. When participants were stratified according to this covariate, linear models showed lower MoCA scores among case patients (but not controls) with hippocampal atrophy. In a fully adjusted linear regression model, age remained as the single covariate explaining cognitive impairment among NCC patients. This study demonstrates an association between hippocampal atrophy and poor cognitive performance among patients with calcified NCC, most likely attributable to the effect of age.

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The Association between Calcified Neurocysticercosis and Cognitive Performance: A Case–Control Study Nested to a Population-Based Cohort
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 100, 323 (2019); https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0611
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  • Received : 24 Jul 2018
  • Accepted : 31 Oct 2018
  • Published online : 10 Dec 2018

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