Treatment of racemose neurocysticercosis of the spine;Tratamiento de la neurocisticercosis racemosa medular

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 544-547

  Canas, Nuno M M ^a   Calado, S L ^a   Vale, J ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arachnoiditis; Prognosis; Racemose cysticercosis; Spinal neurocysticercosis; Subarachnoid cyst; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BACK; MENINX; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PORTUGAL; SPINE;

ADULT; ARACHNOIDITIS; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGES; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PORTUGAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE;

EID: 24644462438     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4009.2003286     Document Type: Article

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