Extramedullary spinal cysticercosis.
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چکیده
Cysticercosis is the commonest parasitic infection of the central nervous system (CNS) [ 11. According to the areas of involvement it can be classified as: (a) meningobasal, (b) mixed, (c) parenchymal, (d) intraventricular, and (e) intraspinal [2]. Isolated primary intraspinal cysticercosis is a very rare manifestation of this usually multifocal parasitic disease. We are reporting a case of cysticercosis that presented isolated infestation of the spinal subarachnoid space.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European journal of radiology
دوره 12 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991