L-dopa sensitive Parkinsonism in neurocysticercosis;Parkinsonismo sensible a levodopa en neurocisticercosis

Neurologia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-121

  Cabo López, Iria ^a   Garcia Bermejo P ^a   Garcia Ruiz Espiga P J ^a   Quinones Tapia D ^a  

^a Hospital UniversitarioFundación Jiménez Díaz   (Spain)

Author keywords

Extrapyramidal; Hyrocephalus; Levodopa; Neurocysticercosis; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

LEVODOPA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSONISM; SHUNTING;

ADULT; ANTHELMINTICS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOURTH VENTRICLE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; LEVODOPA; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 42049114219     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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