Calcified neurocysticercosis lesions and hippocampal sclerosis: Potential dual pathology?

Epilepsia

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Rathore, Chaturbhuj ^a   Thomas, Bejoy ^a   Kesavadas, Chandrasekharan ^a   Radhakrishnan, Kurupath ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Calcified lesion; Drug resistant epilepsy; Dual pathology; Hippocampal sclerosis; Neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFIED NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS LESION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859423628     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03386.x     Document Type: Article

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