%0 Journal Article %T Cisticercosis: enfermedad desatendida %A Flisser %A Ana %J Bolet¨ªn m¨¦dico del Hospital Infantil de M¨¦xico %D 2011 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X human neurocysticercosis is a disease associated with underdevelopment and occurs in countries with poor health infrastructure and poor health education. despite the fact that human cysticercosis is considered a neglected disease, in this paper the events that have facilitated its control in mexico are described. therefore, it can be considered that neurocysticercosis may no longer be a public health problem in our country. %K neurocysticercosis %K neglected diseases %K taeniasis. %U http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1665-11462011000200010&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en