Primary extensive spinal subarachnoid cysticercosis

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 19, 2012, Pages

  Shin, Sang Ha ^a   Hwang, Byeong Wook ^a   Lee, Sang Jin ^a   Lee, Sang Ho ^a  

^a Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

albendazole; intradural extramedullary; neurocysticercosis; spinal cysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE DURATION; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB WEAKNESS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY EXTENSIVE SPINAL SUBARACHNOID CYSTICERCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRAL SPINAL CORD; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT DURATION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SACRUM; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL DISEASES; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84865865564     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31825d291e     Document Type: Article

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