Superior divisional oculomotor nerve palsy caused by midbrain neurocysticercosis

Parasitology International

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-225

  Chotmongkol, Verajit ^a   Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^a   Limpawattana, Panita ^a   Phuphatham, Arthit ^a   Chotmongkol, Ratchanee ^a   Intapan, Pewpan M ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Midbrain; Neurocysticercosis; Oculomotor nerve; Palsy; Superior division

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTICESTODAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745895262     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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