Eosinophilic meningomyelitis in toxocariasis: Case report and review of the literature

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 432-438

  Eberhardt, O ^a   Bialek, R ^a   Nagele T ^a   Dichgans, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Myelitis; Parasitic infection; Toxocariasis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; GENTAMICIN; IBUPROFEN; IVERMECTIN; MEBENDAZOLE; PARASITE ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TIABENDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENCEPHALITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENINGITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MYELITIS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PLEOCYTOSIS; REVIEW; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22144436264     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.10.003     Document Type: Article

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