The relevance and significance of cysticercosis antibody levels is dependent on the clinical presentation of the patient. Only 50% of individuals with seizures and/or intracerebral calcifications test positive for serum cysticercosis antibodies, and usually none test positive for CSF cysticercosis antibodies. In contrast, cysticercosis antibodies are found in both serum and CSF from approximately 70% of patients with meningitis and 95% of patients with increased intracranial pressure.
A specially labelled blood sample collection kit containing everything needed by a nurse or doctor to take the blood sample. The kit will be unique and coded specifically to you.
A Medical History & Lifestyle questionnaire is included with this test. It covers important areas such as illness, injuries, medical conditions, medication, family health history and much more.
The Medical History & Lifestyle questionnaire provides us with vital information which can affect how your results are interpreted and what advice you receive.
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Phlebotomy
