Parasitic diseases of the central nervous system

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 167-185

  Chacko, Geeta ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Infections; Parasite

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; AMEBIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ARTICLE; BAYLISASCARIS INFECTION; BRAIN MALARIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COENUROSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRACUNCULIASIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FILARIASIS; GNATHOSTOMIASIS; GRANULOMATOUS AMEBIC ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIASIS; LIFE CYCLE; MICRONEMA INFECTION; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; NEMATODIASIS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROSCHISTOSOMIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARAGONIMIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; PRIMARY AMEBIC MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPARGANOSIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TOXOCARIASIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TREMATODIASIS; TRICHINOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PARASITIC INFECTIONS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PARASITIC INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 77955497630     PISSN: 07402570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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