Epidemiologic classification of seizures associated with neurocysticercosis: Observations from a sample of seizure disorders in neurologic care in India

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 233-240

  Singh, G ^a   Singh, P ^a,b   Singh, I ^a   Rani, A ^a   Kaushal, S ^a   Avasthi, G ^a  

^a DAYANAND MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute symptomatic seizures; Epilepsy; Neurocysticercosis; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE RISK; SEIZURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644899688     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2005.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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