Spinal cord compression and bilateral sensory neural hearing loss: An unusual manifestation of neurocysticercosis

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1244-1249

  Jarupant, Wasin ^a   Sithinamsuwan, Pasiri ^a,c   Udommongkol, Chesda ^a   Reuarrom, Kritti ^b   Nidhinandana, Samart ^a   Suwantamee, Jithanorm ^a  

^a Pramongkutklao General Hospital   (Thailand)

^b Department of Medicine

^c PRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cerebellopontine angle; Neurocysticercosis; Racemose; Sensori neural hearing loss; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; EPILEPTIC STATE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; LAMINECTOMY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PONS; PONS ANGLE; SEPTIC SHOCK; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SYRINGOMYELIA; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 8444236718     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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