Disseminated cysticercosis

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 190-193

  Park, Soo Yong ^a   Kong, Min Ho ^a   Kim, Jung Hee ^a   Song, Kwan Young ^a  

^a Seoul Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disseminated cysticercosis; Neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTICERCOSIS; DISSEMINATED CYSTICERCOSIS; DRUG RESPONSE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLEOCYTOSIS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; WHOLE BODY MRI;

EID: 79955389380     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2011.49.3.190     Document Type: Article

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