Presentation of cerebral toxocariasis with mental confusion in an adult: Case report and review of the literature;Toxocarose cérébrale révélée par une confusion mentale chez un adulte à Nantes: Cas clinique et revue de la littérature

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-104

  Maiga, Y ^a   Wiertlewski, S ^a   Desai, H ^a   Marjolet, M ^b   Damier, P ^a  

^a CHU de Nantes   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CONFUSION; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PARASITOLOGY; TOXOCARIASIS;

AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM HELMINTHIASIS; CONFUSION; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 34547416599     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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