Cysticercosis of the fourth ventricle causing sudden death: A case report and review of the literature

Pathology and Oncology Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-146

  Hortobágyi, Tibor ^a,b,c   Alhakim, Ali ^d   Biedrzycki, Olaf ^e   Djurovic, Vesna ^f   Rawal, Jeewan ^g   Al Sarraj, Safa ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b King s College London   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^d EAST SURREY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f Forensic Pathology Services   (United Kingdom)

^g OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Neurocysticercosis; Sudden death; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH; TAENIA SOLIUM; TONIC SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOPSY; DEATH, SUDDEN; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FOURTH VENTRICLE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS;

EID: 67749142230     PISSN: 12194956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12253-008-9098-9     Document Type: Article

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