Neurocysticercosis and acquired cerebral toxoplasmosis in children

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 267-277

  Mitchell, Wendy G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ATOVAQUONE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DAPSONE; DEXAMETHASONE; MACROLIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFADIAZINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; CAT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MORTALITY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RASH; REVIEW; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033451771     PISSN: 10719091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-9091(99)80025-4     Document Type: Article

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