Short course of prednisolone in patients with solitary cysticercus granuloma: A double blind placebo controlled study

Journal of Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-69

  Garg, R K ^a   Potluri, N ^a   Kar, A M ^a   Singh, M K ^a   Shukla, R ^a   Agrawal, A ^a   Verma, R ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Cysticercosis; Epilepsy; Neurocysticercosis; Prednisolone; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PLACEBO; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYSTICERCOSIS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SIMPLE PARTIAL SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; CYSTICERCOSIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; SEIZURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745511013     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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