A case of lymphocytic meningitis revealing a neurocysticercosis [1];Un cas de méningite lymphocytaire révélant une neurocysticercose

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 402-403

  Roth, S ^a   Pulcini, C ^a   Vandenbos, F ^a   Bernard, E ^a   Delaunay, P ^a   Dellamonica, P ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Neurocysticercosis; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MENINGITIS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL DENSITY; PARASITOSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 0036223034     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-8663(02)00578-7     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Neurocysticercosis: A major cause of neurological disease worldwide
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3. Use of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot for the diagnosis and monitoring of neurocysticercosis
4. Detection of IgG in cerebral spinal fluid for diagnosis of neurocysticercosis: Evaluation of saline and SDS extracts from Taenia solium and Taenia crassiceps metacestodes by ELISA and immunoblot assay