Neurocysticercosis in children: Clinical-radiological analysis and prognostic factors in 54 patients;Neurocisticercosis en ninos: Analisis clinico, radiologico y de factores pronosticos en 54 pacientes

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 25, Issue 147, 1997, Pages 1681-1684

  Del Brutto, O H ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL LUIS VERNAZA   (Ecuador)

^b Air Center 3542   (United States)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Children; Cysticercosis; Epilepsy; Neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYSTICERCOSIS; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEIZURE; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; CYSTICERCOSIS; FEMALE; GRAND MAL EPILEPSY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTICERCOSIS; EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENYTOIN; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031265882     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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