Neurocysticercosis presenting as sudden death

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 147, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 785-786

  Llompart Pou, J A ^a   Gene A ^a   Ayestaran J I ^a   Saus, C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Neurocysticercosis; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MYDRIASIS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CALCINOSIS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DEATH, SUDDEN; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PERU; SPAIN; TAENIA SOLIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 20744440448     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0527-1     Document Type: Article

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