Short-Term Antiepileptic Treatment of Solitary Cerebral Cysticercosis

J Gordon Millichap

doi:10.15844/pedneurbriefs-20-2-6

Short-Term Antiepileptic Treatment of Solitary Cerebral Cysticercosis

Pediatric Neurology Briefs

Volume 20 (2006): Issue 2

By: J Gordon Millichap

Open Access

|Feb 2006

Abstract

A prospective randomized study of short-term vs long-term antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment of 206 subjects with new onset seizures and solitary cerebral cysticercus granuloma (SCCG) was conducted at the Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-20-2-6 | Journal eISSN: 2166-6482

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Language: English

Page range: 14 - 14

Published on: Feb 1, 2006

Published by: Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

Antiepileptic Drug,

Solitary Cerebral Cysticercus,

Carbamazepine

© 2006 J Gordon Millichap, published by Pediatric Neurology Briefs Publishers
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Volume 20 (2006): Issue 2