Spinal intramedullary cysticercosis of the conus medullaris

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-39

  Izci, Yusuf ^a   Moftakhar, Roham ^a   Salamat, M Shahriar ^a   Baskaya, Mustafa K ^a,b  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONUS MEDULLARIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSURGERY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TAENIA SOLIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 40849096071     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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