Validation of diagnostic criteria for solitary cerebral cysticercus granuloma in patients presenting with seizures

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 76-81

  Rajshekhar, V ^a   Chandy, M J ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Computerized tomography; Cysticercosis; Diagnosis; Epilepsy; Tuberculoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTICERCUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURORADIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE;

EID: 0030759377     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00243.x     Document Type: Article

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