Albendazole therapy for single small enhancing CT lesions (SSECTL) in the brain in epilepsy

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 272-275

  Thussu, A ^a   Chattopadhyay, A ^b   Sawhney, I M S ^c   Khandelwal, N ^b  

^a AL AMIRI HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^c MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEIZURE; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SINGLE SMALL ENHANCING CT LESION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PHENYTOIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SEIZURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39749101251     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2007.128058     Document Type: Article

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