Nematode infections: Neurological involvement and neurobiology

Neglected Tropical Diseases and Conditions of the Nervous System

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 67-92

  Intapan, Pewpan M ^a   Maleewong, Wanchai ^a   Nawa, Yukifumi ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Eosinophilic meningitis; Helminths; Larvae; Loa loa; Nematodes; Parasites; Toxocariasis; Worms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948179556     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8100-3_4     Document Type: Chapter

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