Parenchymatous cerebral neurocysticercosis in a quadriplegic patient

Spinal Cord

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 142-146

  Al Khodairy, A T ^a,b   Annoni, J M ^a   Uebelhart, D ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system diseases; Cysticercosis; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEIZURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SWITZERLAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0033002892     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100755     Document Type: Article

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