Focal seizures with single small ring-enhancing lesion

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 196-201

  Singhi, P ^a   Ray, M ^a   Roos, K ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CARBAMAZEPINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TAENIA SOLIUM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 0032864977     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-9091(99)80013-8     Document Type: Article

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