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Triggered: Discovery of Neurocysticercosis Following Self-Administered Albendazole
A 25-year-old man with no medical history presented with a seizure one month after taking a self-administered dose of albendazole. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed multiple ring-enhancing lesions, and the workup confirmed neurocysticercosis (NCC). Treatment with antiparasitics...
Autores principales: | Southall, William R, Southall, Madelaine S, Aldaas, Mohamad B, Sagi, Vishwanath, Akella, Phani V |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10506364/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37727167 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.43746 |
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