Endoscopic approach to fourth ventricle cysticercosis

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 61, Issue 2 A, 2003, Pages 204-207

  Zymberg, Samuel Tau ^a,b   Paiva Neto, Manoel Antonio ^a   Gorgulho, Alessandra A P ^a   Cavalheiro, Sérgio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Endoscopy; Fourth ventricle; Hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

PHENOBARBITAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYSTICERCOSIS; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038360970     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2003000200009     Document Type: Article

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