Intramedullary cysticercosis cured with drug treatment. A case report.

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Published in Spine (Phila Pa 1976) on October 01, 1996

Authors

I Corral1, C Quereda, A Moreno, R López-Vélez, J Martínez-San-Millán, A Guerrero, J Sotelo

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1: Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.

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