Computed axial tomography versus NMR for the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis.
A case of generalised neurocysticercosis in a 45-year-old woman is presented with CT and NMR findings. The great additional value of NMR for the diagnosis of this disease is stressed.
Mancuso
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Istituo di Neurochirurgia, Università di Catania, Siracusa, Italy.
Guarnera
F
F
Augello
G
G
Chiaramonte
I
I
D'Aliberti
G
G
Tropea
R
R
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D011223:Praziquantel