Incidence and significance of adverse effects of albendazole therapy in patient with a persistent solitary cysticercus granuloma

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 121-123

  Rajshekhar, V ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Albendazole; Computerized tomography; Cysticercosis; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYSTICERCOSIS; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0031828389     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1998.tb01730.x     Document Type: Article

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