Huge hemispheric intraparenchymal cyst caused by Taenia multiceps in a child: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 107, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 511-514

  Benifla, Mony ^a   Barrelly, Revital ^a   Shelef, Ilan ^a   El On, Joseph ^a   Cohen, Avi ^a   Cagnano, Emanuela ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coenurosis; Intraparenchymal cyst; Pediatric neurosurgery; Taenia multiceps

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPLATYHELMINTIC AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; TAENIA; TAENIASIS;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTIPLATYHELMINTIC AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; PRAZIQUANTEL; TAENIA; TAENIASIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38449095972     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED-07/12/511     Document Type: Article

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