Eyelid ptosis revealing a cerebral schistosomiasis [4];Un ptosis palpébral révélateur d'une bilharziose du tronc cérébral

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 600-602

  Marsaudon, E ^a,c   Kinay, N ^a   Destrieux, C ^b   Duong, T H ^b   Renaud, Ch ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier De Châteauroux ^*  (France)

^b CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^c Praticien Hospitalier   (France)

Author keywords

Brain infectio; Cerebral schistosomiasis; Encephalitis; Praziquantel

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMOXICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CORTICOSTEROID; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PTOSIS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BLEPHAROPTOSIS; BRAIN STEM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROSCHISTOSOMIASIS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 21744450574     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2005.03.014     Document Type: Letter

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