Neurocysticercosis presenting as psychiatric illness

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1073-1074

  Agarwal, Vivek ^a   Kumar, Parvesh ^a   Chadda, Rakesh K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Mutism; Neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MUTISM; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MUTISM; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0035513513     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02722360     Document Type: Article

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