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Cysticercosis cerebri. Report on seven cases

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The authors report the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of seven personal cases of cerebral cysticercosis. The epidemiology, anatomical location and therapeutic possibilities are studied. A brief review of the literature of 814 cases of neurocysticercosis is also reported.

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    L. Ferrante & A. Santoro

  2. Department of Neurological Sciences, Chair of Neurotraumatology, University Medical School of Rome, Rome, Italy

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Ferrante, L., Mariottini, A., Santoro, A. et al. Cysticercosis cerebri. Report on seven cases. Acta neurochir 76, 28–35 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01403826

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