Intramedullary spinal cysticercosis: Response to albendazole: Case reports and review of literature

Spinal Cord

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-70

  Garg, Ravindra Kr ^a,b   Nag, Devika ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Bus Station   (India)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Intramedullary cysticercosis; Myelopathy; Neurocysticercosis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TENDON REFLEX;

EID: 0031963053     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100526     Document Type: Article

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