Efficacy of a 3-day course of albendazole treatment in patients with a single neurocysticercosis cyst

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 193-194

  Bustos, Javier A ^a   Pretell, E Javier ^a   Llanos Zavalaga, Fernando ^b   Gilman, Robert H ^b   Del Brutto, Oscar H ^c   Garcia, Hector H ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NEUROLÓGICAS   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICA KENNEDY   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; SEROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; BRAIN DISEASES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30444438327     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2004.12.013     Document Type: Article

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