A clinico-serological study of neurocysticercosis in patients with ring enhancing lesions in CT scan of brain

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 54, Issue MAY, 2006, Pages 366-370

  Kotokey, R K ^a   Lynrah, K G ^a   De, A ^a  

^a ASSAM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELMINTH ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; TAENIA SOLIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646239809     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: 00045772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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