PARASITES AND EPILEPSY, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EGYPT: AN OVERVIEW | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
| Volume 55, Issue 2, August 2025, Page 203-216 PDF (657.45 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2025.447397 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Tosson Morsy1; TAREK ABDEL KADER SALLAM2; MOHSEN RAGHEB MOHAMAD3; EMAN EBRAHIM ABDEL FADIL4 | ||||
| 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11566, Egypt | ||||
| 2Consultant of Public Health, Military Medical Academy, Cairo 11911, Egypt | ||||
| 3Department of Gastroenterology, Air Forces General Hospital, Cairo, 11779, Egypt | ||||
| 4Consultant of Nursing and Hospital Administration, Military Medical Academy, Cairo 11911, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Epilepsy is a brain condition causes recurring seizures, affects people of all races, sexes, ages, and ethnic backgrounds. About half of all epileptic cases have an unknown cause (idiopathic), structural abnormalities, genetic factors, infections, metabolic issues, immune system problems, and prenatal or perinatal injuries. Besides, bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses are clinical cause of seizures and epilepsy by inducing the brain inflammation to the epileptogenesis process, which normal neuronal circuits transform into epileptic circuits increasing the probability of epi lepsy development. This overview dealt with the eight zoonotic parasites attack the brain tissues causing epilepsy | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Zoonotic parasites; Epilepsy; An overview | ||||
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