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Hector H. Garcia is affiliated with Cayetano Heredia University in Peru and has made significant contributions to the field of medicine, primarily focusing on parasitic infections and related neurological disorders. Their research spans multiple subfields including Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Surgery, Parasitology, Ecology, and Infectious Diseases.

Their work is published extensively in various scientific venues, with a notable number of publications appearing in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, followed by journals such as PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Pathogens, Parasites & Vectors, and Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública.

Key topics of their research include:

  • Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Taenia solium Cysticercosis and Its Impact in Neurological Disease," 2020, Clinical Microbiology Reviews
  • "SARS-CoV-2 in Rural Latin America. A Population-based Study in Coastal Ecuador," 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "Neurocysticercosis. A frequent cause of seizures, epilepsy, and other neurological morbidity in most of the world," 2021, Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • "Advances in the treatment, diagnosis, control and scientific understanding of taeniid cestode parasite infections over the past 50 years," 2021, International Journal for Parasitology
  • "Frequency and Determinant Factors for Calcification in Neurocysticercosis," 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hector H. Garcia include:

  • Javier A. Bustos
  • Seth E. O'Neal
  • Armando E. González
  • Herbert Saavedra
  • Gianfranco Arroyo

Hector H. Garcia's main body of work extensively covers parasitic infections, encompassing their biology, host interactions, diagnostic methods, and impacts on neurological health. Their research integrates clinical and ecological perspectives, addressing both human and animal health, with a portion dedicated to emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

Best Publications

  • Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in 18 countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study

    Mahshid Dehghan;Andrew Mente;Andrew Mente;Xiaohe Zhang;Sumathi Swaminathan

  • Proposed diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis

    O. H. Del Brutto;V. Rajshekhar;A. C. White;V. C. W. Tsang

  • Taenia solium cysticercosis

    Héctor H. García;Armando E. Gonzalez;Armando E. Gonzalez;Carlton A.W. Evans;Robert H. Gilman;Robert H. Gilman

  • Prevention and control of cystic echinococcosis

    Philip S Craig;Donald P McManus;Marshall W Lightowlers;Jose A Chabalgoity

  • Current Consensus Guidelines for Treatment of Neurocysticercosis

    Hector H. García;Carlton A.W. Evans;Carlton A.W. Evans;Theodore E. Nash;Osvaldo M. Takayanagui

  • Neurocysticercosis: updated concepts about an old disease

    Hector H Garcia;Oscar H Del Brutto

  • Clinical symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of neurocysticercosis

    Hector H Garcia;Theodore E Nash;Oscar H Del Brutto

  • Fruit, vegetable, and legume intake, and cardiovascular disease and deaths in 18 countries (PURE): a prospective cohort study

    Victoria Miller;Andrew Mente;Mahshid Dehghan;Sumathy Rangarajan

  • Epilepsy in poor regions of the world

    Charles R Newton;Hector H Garcia

  • A trial of antiparasitic treatment to reduce the rate of seizures due to cerebral cysticercosis.

    Héctor H. Garcia;E. Javier Pretell;Robert H. Gilman;S. Manuel Martinez

  • A proposal to declare neurocysticercosis an international reportable disease.

    Gustavo C. Roman;J. Sotelo;O. Del Brutto;A. Flisser

  • Taenia solium cysticercosis.

    Hector H. Garcia;Oscar H. Del Brutto

  • Revised diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis.

    O.H. Del Brutto;T.E. Nash;A.C. White;V. Rajshekhar

  • Update on the Human Broad Tapeworm (Genus Diphyllobothrium), Including Clinical Relevance

    Tomáš Scholz;Hector H. Garcia;Roman Kuchta;Barbara Wicht

  • Imaging findings in neurocysticercosis

    Héctor H. Garcı́a;Oscar H. Del Brutto

  • Cysticercosis as a major cause of epilepsy in Peru

    H.H Garcia;R Gilman;G Herrera;F Diaz

  • Calcific neurocysticercosis and epileptogenesis

    Theodore E. Nash;O. H. Del Brutto;J. A. Butman;T. Corona

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis: 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).

    A. Clinton White;Christina M. Coyle;Vedantam Rajshekhar;Gagandeep Singh

  • Neurocysticercosis Association between seizures, serology, and brain CT in rural Peru

    S. M. Montano;S. M. Montano;M. V. Villaran;L. Ylquimiche;J. J. Figueroa

  • Magnitude of the Disease Burden from Neurocysticercosis in a Developing Country

    Caryn Bern;Hector H. Garcia;Carlton Evans;Armando E. Gonzalez

  • Association of dietary nutrients with blood lipids and blood pressure in 18 countries: a cross-sectional analysis from the PURE study.

    Andrew Mente;Andrew Mente;Mahshid Dehghan;Sumathy Rangarajan;Matthew McQueen;Matthew McQueen

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Gilman
Robert H. Gilman Johns Hopkins University
Armando E. Gonzalez
Armando E. Gonzalez National University of San Marcos
Theodore E. Nash
Theodore E. Nash National Institutes of Health
Siddhartha Mahanty
Siddhartha Mahanty Royal Melbourne Hospital
Pierre Dorny
Pierre Dorny Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
A. Clinton White
A. Clinton White The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Patricia P. Wilkins
Patricia P. Wilkins Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Alessandra Nicoletti
Alessandra Nicoletti University of Catania
Jon S. Friedland
Jon S. Friedland St George's, University of London
Liam Smeeth
Liam Smeeth London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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