Seizures and Praziquantel. A case report

A 27 year Old male developed seizures after receiving a single 20 mg/kg dose of praziquantel for the treatment of an intestinal Hymenolepis nana infection. On further clinical and laboratorial evaluations, he was found to suffer from an until then asymptomatic parenchymal brain cysticercosis. Praziq...

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Main Authors: Jaime R. Torres R., Oscar Noya G., Belkysyolé A. de Noya, Alejandro Mondolfi G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1988-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651988000600008&lng=en&tlng=en