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MRI features of toxoplasma encephalitis in the immunocompetent host: a report of two cases

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Central nervous system involvement due to toxoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host is rare. We describe MRI features in two immunocompetent patients with of cerebral toxoplasmosis and compare these with those for the immunocompromised host.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow 226014, UP, India, , , , ,

    P. Vastava,  S. Kumar &  R. Gupta

  2. Department of Neurology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow 226014, UP, India, , , , ,

    S. Pradhan &  S. Jha

  3. Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow 226014, UP, India, , , , ,

    K. Prasad

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Vastava, .P., Pradhan, .S., Jha, .S. et al. MRI features of toxoplasma encephalitis in the immunocompetent host: a report of two cases. Neuroradiology 44, 834–838 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-002-0852-5

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