Intramedullary cysticercosis

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 522-523

  Kumar, S ^a   Handa, A ^a   Chavda, S ^a   Tiwari, R ^a   Abbey, P ^b  

^a ST STEPHEN S HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Intramedullary cysticercosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal cord compression; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; CYSTICERCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 77349089456     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.04.026     Document Type: Article

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