Neurocysticercosis: Unraveling the nature of the single cysticercal granuloma

Neurology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 654-658

  Garcia H H ^a,b,c   Gonzalez, A E ^c,d   Rodriguez, S ^a   Tsang, V C W ^e   Pretell, E J ^f   Gonzales, I ^a,b,c   Gilman, R H ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NEUROLÓGICAS   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^e GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f HOSPITAL NACIONAL ALBERTO SABOGAL SOLOGUREN   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INCIDENCE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE CYSTERCERCAL GRANULOMA; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS;

EID: 77955856931     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181ed9eae     Document Type: Review

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