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Which MRI sequences are best suited to the evaluation of patients with neurocysticercosis?

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The synopsis was written by Martina Habeck, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Neuroimmunology Unit, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery of Mexico, Insurgentes Sur 3877, Mexico City 14269, Mexico jsotelo@servidor.unam.mx

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Sotelo, J. Which MRI sequences are best suited to the evaluation of patients with neurocysticercosis?. Nat Rev Neurol 4, 72–73 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0703

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