Neurocysticercosis: A review of current status and management

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 867-876

  Sinha, Sumit ^a   Sharma, B S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cysticidal therapy; Endoscopy; Neurocysticercosis; Surgical management

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CORTICOSTEROID; PHENYTOIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDNISOLONE;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SEROLOGY; SPINAL CORD; TAENIA SOLIUM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67349232808     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2008.10.030     Document Type: Review

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