Bruns syndrome caused by intraventricular neurocysticercosis treated using flexible endoscopy

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 746-748

  Torres Corzo, Jaime ^a,b   Rodriguez Della Vecchia, Roberto ^a   Rangel Castilla, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b Department of Neurosurgery   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bruns syndrome; Flexible neuroendoscopy; Intraventricular neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APRAXIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT; CISTERNA MAGNA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROENDOSCOPY; SYNDROME; THIRD VENTRICLE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 33646482223     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.104.5.746     Document Type: Article

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