Neuroschistosomiasis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-32

  Ross, Allen G ^a   McManus, Donald P ^b   Farrar, Jeremy ^c   Hunstman, Richard J ^d   Gray, Darren J ^a,b   Li, Yue Sheng ^b,e  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c OXFORD UNIVERSITY CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT   (Viet Nam)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bilharzia; Neuroschistosomiasis; Praziquantel; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER; CORTICOSTEROID; ETIRACETAM; PRAZIQUANTEL;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; NEUROSCHISTOSOMIASIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

EID: 84856693964     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-011-6133-7     Document Type: Review

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