Childhood Seizure-A Case of Neurocysticercosis Involving Left Parietal Lobe
A 12-year-old boy presented with three episodes of partial seizures with secondary generalization. On investigation, he was diagnosed as a case of neurocysticercosis of the left parietal lobe. He was treated with albendazole and phenytoin and was followed for the next eight years. Computerized tomog...
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Galenos Yayinevi
2011-09-01
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| description | A 12-year-old boy presented with three episodes of partial seizures with secondary generalization. On investigation, he was diagnosed as a case of neurocysticercosis of the left parietal lobe. He was treated with albendazole and phenytoin and was followed for the next eight years. Computerized tomography scan showed signs of resolution with no further seizure activity |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9919a09125a74493aaf67e3c06d9e1202023-02-15T16:20:58ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Nöroloji Dergisi1301-062X1309-25452011-09-01173167170Childhood Seizure-A Case of Neurocysticercosis Involving Left Parietal LobeShakya Bhattacharjee0Prativa Biswas1Department Of Toxicology, R.g. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, IndiaDepartment Of Paediatric Medicine, R.g. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, IndiaA 12-year-old boy presented with three episodes of partial seizures with secondary generalization. On investigation, he was diagnosed as a case of neurocysticercosis of the left parietal lobe. He was treated with albendazole and phenytoin and was followed for the next eight years. Computerized tomography scan showed signs of resolution with no further seizure activityhttp://www.tjn.org.tr/jvi.aspx?pdir=tjn&plng=eng&un=TJN-32659Seizuresneurocysticercosisphenytoin |
| spellingShingle | Shakya Bhattacharjee Prativa Biswas Childhood Seizure-A Case of Neurocysticercosis Involving Left Parietal Lobe Türk Nöroloji Dergisi Seizures neurocysticercosis phenytoin |
| title | Childhood Seizure-A Case of Neurocysticercosis Involving Left Parietal Lobe |
| title_full | Childhood Seizure-A Case of Neurocysticercosis Involving Left Parietal Lobe |
| title_fullStr | Childhood Seizure-A Case of Neurocysticercosis Involving Left Parietal Lobe |
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| title_short | Childhood Seizure-A Case of Neurocysticercosis Involving Left Parietal Lobe |
| title_sort | childhood seizure a case of neurocysticercosis involving left parietal lobe |
| topic | Seizures neurocysticercosis phenytoin |
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