Transitory alexia without agraphia: A disconnection syndrome due to neurocysticercosis

Neurology India

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 378-379

  Verma, Archana ^a   Singh, N N ^a   Misra, Surendra ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agraphia; Ataxia; Neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PREDNISONE;

AGED; AGRAPHIA; ALEXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL FRACTIONATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYSTICERCUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; TAENIA SOLIUM; WRITING;

AGED; ALBENDAZOLE; ALEXIA, PURE; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRAIN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PREDNISOLONE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 7244252994     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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