Helminthic invasion of the central nervous system: Many roads lead to Rome

Parasitology International

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 491-496

  Katchanov, Juri ^a   Nawa, Yukifumi ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Central nervous system infection; Helminths; Parasitosis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ASCARIS SUUM; BACTEREMIA; BASAL GANGLION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; COENURUS; CYSTICERCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HELMINTHIASIS; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MENINGITIS; MYELORADICULOPATHY; PARAGONIMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SEIZURE; SPARGANUM; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; THELAZIA; TOXOCARA; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; HELMINTHIASIS; HELMINTHS; HUMANS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

VERMES;

EID: 77958455772     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2010.08.002     Document Type: Review

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