Neurocysticercosis: Surgical treatment of an autochthonous case in a non-endemic region

Pathologica

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 229-231

  Bruschi, F ^a   Giangaspero, F ^b   Castagna, M ^a   Becherini, F ^a   Filice, M E ^a   Vannozzi, R ^c   Cantini, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Cysticercosis; Seizures; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMA; CRANIOTOMY; FRONTAL LOBE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; COMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIOTOMY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS;

EID: 39049187798     PISSN: 00312983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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