Neuroschistosomiasis

Neglected Tropical Diseases and Conditions of the Nervous System

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 111-126

  De Abreu Ferrari, Teresa Cristina ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Cerebral schistosomiasis; Neglected tropical diseases; Parasites; Schistosoma; Spinal cord schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948123873     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8100-3_6     Document Type: Chapter

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