Clinical aspects of neurocysticercosis

Parasitology International

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Takayanagui, Osvaldo M ^a   Odashima, Newton Satoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Cysticercosis; Epilepsy; Hydrocephalus; Intracranial hypertension; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPILEPSY; FIBROSIS; HEMIPARESIS; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DISEASES; CYSTICERCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TAENIA SOLIUM;

SYLVIA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 31944432021     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2005.11.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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