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Clinical and Radiological Profile of Neurocysticercosis in South Indian Children

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The authors express their thanks to M.L. Vasanthakumari, P.Amutha Rajeswari, S.Balashankar, M.Balasubramanian, S.Venkateswaran, Madurai, K.Nedunchelian, Chennai for their valuable suggestions and also for all the children and their parents.

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  1. Institute of Child Health and Research Centre, Department of Pediatrics, Government Rajaji Hospital and Madurai Medical College, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

    J. Balaji & Meikandan D.

  2. Mullai Nagar, Periyampatty Post, Dharmapuri Dt., Tamil Nadu, 635 205, India

    J. Balaji

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Balaji, J., D., M. Clinical and Radiological Profile of Neurocysticercosis in South Indian Children. Indian J Pediatr 78, 1019–1020 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-011-0406-0

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