Diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis, revisited

Pathogens and Global Health

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 299-304

  Del Brutto, Oscar H ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICA KENNEDY   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Diagnosis; Neurocysticercosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTICERCUS (CESTODE LARVA); DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; TAENIA SOLIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874903200     PISSN: 20477724     EISSN: 20477732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773212Y.0000000025     Document Type: Article

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