Hydrocephalus and racemose cysticercosis: Surgical alternative by endoscopic third ventriculostomy

Neurochirurgie

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 481-488

  Lapergue, B ^a   Hosseini, H ^a   Liance, M ^a   Rosso, C ^a   Decq, Ph ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Endoscopic third ventriculostomy; Hydrocephalus; Racemose cysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANASTOMOSIS; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; CISTERNA MAGNA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CYSTICERCOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 30044442155     PISSN: 00283770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0028-3770(05)83507-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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