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Movement Disorders in Neurocysticercosis: A Systematic Review Cover

Movement Disorders in Neurocysticercosis: A Systematic Review

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Volume 15 (2025): Issue 1
By: Ravindra Kumar GargORCID,  Shweta PandeyORCID,  Apoorva AgrawalORCID,  Raza Abbas MahdiORCID and  Sanjay SinghalORCID  
Open Access
|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.1061 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jun 13, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 2, 2025
Published on: Aug 8, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Cysticercosis,
Movement Disorders,
Ataxia,
Dystonia,
Taenia solium,
Tremors

© 2025 Ravindra Kumar Garg, Shweta Pandey, Apoorva Agrawal, Raza Abbas Mahdi, Sanjay Singhal, published by Ubiquity Press
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