The release of the neurotransmitter glutamate by the parasitic tapeworm Taenia solium appears to be implicated in the pathophysiology of a widespread, but neglected, form of adult-onset epilepsy.
Keywords: Taenia solium; epilepsy; glutamate signaling; human; mouse; neurocysticercosis; neuroscience; parasitic infection.
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