Evidence-based guideline: Treatment of parenchymal neurocysticercosis: Report of the guideline development subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

Neurology

Volumn 80, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 1424-1429

  Baird, Ruth Ann ^a   Wiebe, Sam ^b   Zunt, Joseph R ^c   Halperin, John J ^d,e   Gronseth, Gary ^f   Roos, Karen L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Overlook Medical Center   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDNISONE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEIZURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTICESTODAL AGENTS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROLOGY;

EID: 84876279118     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e31828c2f3e     Document Type: Article

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