Natural history of solitary cerebral cysticercosis on serial magnetic resonance imaging and the effect of albendazole therapy on its evolution

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 288, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 135-141

  de Souza, A ^a   Nalini, A ^a   Kovoor, J M E ^a   Yeshraj, G ^a   Siddalingaiah, H S ^a   Thennarasu, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Magnetic resonance imaging; Natural history; Neurocysticercosis; Solitary cerebral cysticercal lesion

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; BRAIN; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INDIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049189598     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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