Intramedullary Spinal Neurocysticercosis Presenting as Brown-Sequard Syndrome
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چکیده
Cysticercosis is an emerging disease in the United States. Neurocysticercosis may rarely cause disease within the spinal cord, but the occurrence of such pathology can produce debilitating symptoms for patients. We present the second report in the literature of intramedullary spinal neurocysticercosis presenting with a Brown-Sequard syndrome.
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Intramedullary spinal cord neurocysticercosis presenting as Brown-Séquard syndrome
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دوره 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012