Central nervous system hydatidosis in Turkey: A cooperative study and literature survey analysis of 458 cases

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Altinörs, Nur ^a   Bavbek, Murad ^a   Caner, Hakan H ^a   Erdoǧan, Bülent ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alveolar cyst; Echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Echinococcus multilocularis; Hydatid cyst; Hydatidosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0343081634     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2000.93.1.0001     Document Type: Article

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