Neurocysticercosis: Diagnosis and treatment;NEUROCISTICERCOSE: DIAGNOSTICO E TRATAMENTO

Revista Brasileira de Neurologia

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-20

  Arruda, Walter Oleschko ^a   De Meneses, Murilo Sousa ^b   Antoniuk, Sérgio Antonio ^b  

^a Hospital das Nacoes   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE; DEXCHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; PARACETAMOL; PRAZIQUANTEL;

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0039056776     PISSN: 01018469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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