Seizures related to praziquantel therapy in neurocysticercosis

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 246-247

  Hewagama, Saliya S ^a   Darby, Jonathan D ^a   Sheorey, Harsha ^a   Daffy, John R ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PHENYTOIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHISTOSOMA; SEROLOGY; TAENIA SOLIUM; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; SEIZURE;

ANTHELMINTICS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SEIZURES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956640144     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03885.x     Document Type: Letter

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