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Therapy of neurocysticercosis

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The different manifestations of neurocysticercosis are classified and the appropriate therapy in each group is described.

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Sotelo, J., Del Brutto, O.H. Therapy of neurocysticercosis. Child's Nerv Syst 3, 208–211 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00274047

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