Natural history of solitary cerebral cysticercosis cases after albendazole therapy: A longitudinal follow-up study from India

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 204-208

  Goel, D ^a   Mittal, M ^a   Bansal, K K ^a   Singhal, A ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acute symptomatic seizures; Cerebral cysticercosis; Outcome of neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; DEXAMETHASONE; PHENYTOIN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RELAPSE; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALBENDAZOLE; HUMANS; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBULIN MODULATORS;

EID: 76249083861     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2009.01180.x     Document Type: Article

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