Large cerebral infarction during praziquantel therapy in neurocysticercosis

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 211-213

  Bang, Oh Young ^a   Heo, Ji Hoe ^a   Choi, Sun Ah ^a   Kim, Dong Ik ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

cerebral infarction; magnetic resonance imaging; neurocysticercosis; praziquantel

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADULT; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATING HYDROCEPHALUS; DRUG EFFECT; GAIT DISORDER; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LEPTOMENINX; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 8044242914     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.1.211     Document Type: Article

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