A comparative study of neuroimaging features between human neuro-gnathostomiasis and angiostrongyliasis

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 893-898

  Kanpittaya, Jaturat ^a,b   Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak ^a,b   Intapan, Pewpan M ^a   Khotsri, Piyarat ^a   Chotmongkol, Verajit ^a,b   Maleewong, Wanchai ^a,b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Angiostrongyliasis; CT; MRI; Neuro gnathostomiasis; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GNATHOSTOMA SPINIGERUM; GNATHOSTOMIASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MYELITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SERODIAGNOSIS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; FEMALE; GNATHOSTOMIASIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863983893     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0864-1     Document Type: Article

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