Human neurocysticercosis: Rightward hemisphere asymmetry in the cerebral distribution of a single cysticercus

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1238-1240

  Romero, R ^b   Saenz, B ^b   Rosetti, F ^b   Perez Tamayo, R ^c   Fragoso, G ^b   Huerta, M ^d,e   Arcega Revilla, R ^e   Larralde, C ^b   Sciutto, E ^b   Fleury, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^e HOSPITAL DE ESPECIALIDADES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLATWORM; GENDER; PARASITIC DISEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN CORTEX; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTICERCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CEREBRUM; CYSTICERCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SEX FACTORS; TAENIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 36749018541     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1110R.1     Document Type: Article

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