Racemose variant of neurocysticercosis: a case report
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Bruns' syndrome and racemose neurocysticercosis: a case report.
Cysticercosis is an infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium. The parasite may infect the central nervous system, causing neurocysticercosis (NCC). The clinical manifestations depend on load, type, size, location, stage of development of the cysticerci, and the host's immune response against the parasite. The racemose variety occurs in the ventricles or basal cisterns ...
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Corresponding author: Agnaldo José Lopes MD, PhD Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences State University of Rio de Janeiro Rua Araguaia, 1266 Bloco 1/405 Freguesia, Jacarepaguá 22745-271, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Phone: +55 21 21 2576 2030 E-mail: agnaldolopes.uerj@ gmail.com 1 Postgraduate Program in Medical Sciences, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2 Department of R...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Parasitic Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0971-7196,0975-0703
DOI: 10.1007/s12639-014-0493-8