Pediatric Neurology
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 309-311 , October 2001

Seizures associated with calcifications and edema in neurocysticercosis

  • Sergio Antônio Antoniuk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Antoniuk; Centro de Neuropediatria (CENEP) do Hospital de Clı́nicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná; Rua Floriano Essenfelder, 81; 80060-270 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, Brazil
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  • Isac Bruck, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, Brazil
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  • Lúcia H Coutinho Dos Santos, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, Brazil
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  • Vitor Last Pintarelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, Brazil
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  • Fabiano Bassetti Borba Navolar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, Brazil
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  • Paulo Celso Brackmann Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, Brazil
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  • Rodrigo Leite de Morais, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, Brazil

Received 14 February 2001 ,Accepted 24 May 2001.

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Pediatric Neurology
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 309-311 , October 2001

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