Spinal cysticercosis: A report of two cases with review of literature

被引:10
作者
Pant, Ishita [1 ]
Chaturvedi, Sujata [1 ]
Singh, Gurbachan [3 ]
Gupta, Sanjeev [3 ]
Kumari, Rima [2 ]
机构
[1] Guru Teg Bahadur Hosp, Dept Pathol, Inst Human Behav & Allied Sci, New Delhi, India
[2] Guru Teg Bahadur Hosp, Dept Neuroradiol, Inst Human Behav & Allied Sci, New Delhi, India
[3] Guru Teg Bahadur Hosp, Dept Neurosurg, New Delhi, India
关键词
Cysticercosis; intramedullary; spine;
D O I
10.4103/0974-8237.193261
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 ;
摘要
Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system worldwide. However, Cysticercosis affecting the spine is considered extremely rare. We report two cases of spinal cysticercosis with review of literature.
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页数:4
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