MR findings of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis attributed to Angiostrongylus cantonensis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1090-1094

  Kanpittaya, Jaturat ^a   Jitpimolmard, Suthipun ^a   Tiamkao, Somsak ^a   Mairiang, Eimorn ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MIDDLE AGED; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034115024     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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