Sacral myeloradiculitis (Elsberg syndrome) secondary to eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Hsu, Jui Jen ^a   Chuang, Shin Hung ^a   Chen, Chia Hsin ^b   Huang, Mao Hsiung ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84871376614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.10.2008.1075     Document Type: Article

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