Neurocysticercosis in pregnancy: A case initially diagnosed as eclampsia

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 93, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 816-818

  Suarez, Victor R ^a   Iannucci, Thomas A ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGING; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0032893992     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00342-1     Document Type: Article

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