Calcified @entity6583 has been associated with @entity194 in @entity1 with @entity302 , but the relevance of this association in the population at large is unknown. We assessed calcified cysticerci and its association with @entity194 in elderly @entity1 living in Atahualpa, an Ecuadorian village endemic for @entity6583 . All Atahualpa residents >=  60 years of age were invited to undergo computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging for @entity6583 detection. Twenty-eight (11%) out of 248 enrolled @entity1 had calcified cysticerci (case- @entity1 ) and were matched 1:1 by age, sex, and years of education to individuals without @entity6583 on computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (controls). Four case- @entity1 and none of the controls had @entity302 (P = 0.134). Cognitive performance was similar across both groups. The Scheltens' medial temporal @entity194 scale was used for hippocampal rating in case- @entity1 and matched controls without @entity6583 . Mean score in the Scheltens' scale was higher in case- @entity1 than in controls (P < 0.001). Atrophic hippocampi were noticed in 19 case- @entity1 and five controls (P = 0.003). Atrophy was bilateral in 11 case- @entity1 and unilateral in eight. All case- @entity1 with unilateral @entity194 had at least one ipsilateral calcification. This study shows an association between @entity194 and raises the possibility of an @entity32 -mediated hippocampal damage as the responsible mechanism for these findings.

Calcified @entity6583 associates with XXXX : a population-based study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'persons'] @entity32 :: ('MESH:D007249', 'Disease') :: ['inflammation'] @entity6583 :: ('MESH:D020019', 'Disease') :: ['neurocysticercosis'] @entity194 :: ('MESH:D001284', 'Disease') :: ['calcified cysticerci and hippocampal atrophy', 'atrophy', 'hippocampal atrophy'] @entity302 :: ('MESH:D004827', 'Disease') :: ['refractory epilepsy', 'epilepsy']
@entity194 :: (MESH:D001284,Disease) :: ['hippocampal atrophy']
