Empiric albendazole therapy and new onset seizures - A cautionary note

Journal of Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 403-404

  Lillie, Patrick ^a   McGann, Hugh ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LETTER; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; HUMANS; MALE; SEIZURES;

EID: 77952552493     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.02.004     Document Type: Letter

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