Intramedullary spinal cysticercosis cured with medical therapy: case report and review of literature

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 765-768

  Chhiber, Sarbjit Singh ^a   Singh, Bikram ^b   Bansal, Payal ^b   Pandita, Kamal Kumar ^b   Razdan, Susheel ^b   Singh, Jangbahudar ^c  

^a SKIMS   (India)

^b ASCOMS   (India)

^c Govenment Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Medical treatment; Spinal intramedullary cysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; ANTICESTODAL AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY SPINAL CYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BACKACHE; DRUG COMBINATION; EDEMA; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; URINE RETENTION; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICESTODAL AGENTS; BACK PAIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PARAPARESIS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; URINARY RETENTION;

EID: 75649088155     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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