Unusual cause of seizures in Singapore: Neurocysticercosis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Foo, S S ^a   Selvan, V S ^a   Clarke, M J ^b   Shen, E J E ^a  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Department of Diagnostic Radiology ^*

Author keywords

Adult onset seizures; Central nervous system infection; Neurocysticercosis; Taenia solium; Tapeworm infection

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; MEBENDAZOLE; PLACEBO; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDNISOLONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CESTODE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDEMA; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SEIZURE; SINGAPORE; TAENIA SOLIUM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SEIZURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 47249129464     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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