Cerebral and ocular congenital toxoplasmosis complicated by West syndrome

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 861-864

  Eballe, André Omgbwa ^a   Ellong, Augustin ^b   Zoua, Marie Evodie Akono ^b   Bella, Lucienne Assumpta ^b   Ngeufack, Séraphin ^b   Kouam, Jeanne Mayouego ^b   Melong, Justin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Toxoplasmosis; West syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956113661     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s11565     Document Type: Article

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