Unusual MRI appearances of cysticercus within the fourth ventricle
Diagnostic Neuroradiology
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Abstract
We report a cysticercus within the fourten ventricle which showed unusual hypointensity on T2-weighted images.
Key words
Neurocysticercosis Intraventricular granuloma Magnetic resonance imagingReferences
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