Primary hydatid disease of the spine: An unusual case

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 425-427

  Awasthy, Neeraj ^a   Chand, Karam ^a,b  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Department of Neurosurgery ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Primary hydatid disease; Spine

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; LAMINECTOMY; LEG; MALE; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINE DISEASE; THORACIC SPINE; URINE INCONTINENCE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 32344453194     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690500390359     Document Type: Article

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