Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 288, Issue 1 , Pages 135-141 , 15 January 2010

Natural history of solitary cerebral cysticercosis on serial magnetic resonance imaging and the effect of albendazole therapy on its evolution

  • A. de Souza

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences, Bangalore 560 029, India
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  • A. Nalini

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences, Bangalore 560 029, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 80 26995139; fax: +91 80 26564830.
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  • J.M.E. Kovoor

      Affiliations

    • Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences, Bangalore 560 029, India
    • ,
  • G. Yeshraj

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences, Bangalore 560 029, India
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  • H.S. Siddalingaiah

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences, Bangalore 560 029, India
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  • K. Thennarasu

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and NeuroSciences, Bangalore 560029, India

Received 23 April 2009 ,Revised 19 September 2009 ,Accepted 21 September 2009.

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☆ Necessary ethics committee approval was secured for this study from the Institutional Ethics committee board.

PII: S0022-510X(09)00861-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.09.018

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 288, Issue 1 , Pages 135-141 , 15 January 2010

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