Neurocysticercosis presenting with stroke
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Neurocysticercosis presenting with stroke.
Department of Neurology and Institute of Radiology, Medicine School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo SP, Brazil. A 59 years old woman with arterial hypertension presented, for the last six months, depression, memory complaints, gait disturbance and frequent falls. One day prior to hospitalization, she had difficulty to move the left side of her body. Neurological examination revealed Mini-Me...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2010000100037