Intramedullary cysticercosis of the spinal cord: A review of patients evaluated with MRI

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 331, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 114-117

  Del Brutto, Oscar H ^a,b   Garcia, Héctor H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ESPÍRITU SANTO   (Ecuador)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICA KENNEDY   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NEUROLÓGICAS   (Peru)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Cysticidal drugs; Intramedullary; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurocysticercosis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; GADOLINIUM; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN EDEMA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MEDLINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLEX; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYMPTOM; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 84882456783     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: 18785883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.05.025     Document Type: Article

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