Neurocysticercosis with a single brain lesion in Germany: A case report

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Luessi, Felix ^a   Sollors, Janina ^a   Frauenknecht, Katrin ^a   Schwandt, Eike ^a   Mueller, Harald D ^a   Stoeter, Peter ^a   Blum, Johannes ^b   Thoemke, Frank ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; LAMOTRIGINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EEG ABNORMALITY; GERMANY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSURGERY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; RARE DISEASE; SEIZURE; TAENIA SOLIUM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953465547     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-8692     Document Type: Article

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