Cerebral echinococcosis (hydatid disease): clinical features
Evidence-based neurology checklist on cerebral echinococcosis (hydatid disease): clinical features: Causative parasites Echinococcus granulosus: this causes cystic echinococcosis (CE) Echinococcus multilocularis: this causes alveolar echinococcosis (AE) Transmission Clinical features Differential…
Causative parasites
- Echinococcus granulosus: this causes cystic echinococcosis (CE)
- Echinococcus multilocularis: this causes alveolar echinococcosis (AE)
Transmission
Clinical features
Differential diagnosis
References
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