Neurocysticercosis: Focus on intraventricular disease

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-164

  Cuetter, Albert C ^a   Garcia Bobadilla, Javier ^a   Guerra, Luis G ^a   Martinez, Frank M ^a   Kaim, Boris ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CYSTICERCOSIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0031050229     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.2.157     Document Type: Article

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