Clinical symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of neurocysticercosis
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neurocysticercosis: manifestations, diagnosis and treatment
neurocysticercosis, is the infection caused by the larval form of the tapeworm taenia solium. it is considered as the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system and the most common cause of acquired epilepsy. this has primarily been a disease that remains endemic in countries with poor economy , but because of increased migration neurocysticercosis is being diagnosed more frequ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Neurology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1474-4422
DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(14)70094-8