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Inoperable cerebral alveolar echinococcosis controlled with high dosages of albendazole adjusted with monitoring of blood levels. / Stauga, Sabine; Schmiedel, Stefan.

In: J TRAVEL MED, Vol. 19, No. 3, 3, 2012, p. 198-201.

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Stauga, S & Schmiedel, S 2012, 'Inoperable cerebral alveolar echinococcosis controlled with high dosages of albendazole adjusted with monitoring of blood levels.', J TRAVEL MED, vol. 19, no. 3, 3, pp. 198-201. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22530831?dopt=Citation>

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Stauga, S., & Schmiedel, S. (2012). Inoperable cerebral alveolar echinococcosis controlled with high dosages of albendazole adjusted with monitoring of blood levels. J TRAVEL MED, 19(3), 198-201. [3]. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22530831?dopt=Citation

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Stauga S, Schmiedel S. Inoperable cerebral alveolar echinococcosis controlled with high dosages of albendazole adjusted with monitoring of blood levels. J TRAVEL MED. 2012;19(3):198-201. 3.

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title = "Inoperable cerebral alveolar echinococcosis controlled with high dosages of albendazole adjusted with monitoring of blood levels.",
abstract = "Cerebral alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare and difficult-to-treat zoonosis caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. A 29-year-old immigrant from Siberia with a past history of hepatic AE, presented with acute onset of grand mal seizures, weakness of the left leg, and cephalgia. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed inoperable right-sided infiltrative lesions, suggesting cerebral AE. Despite anthelmintic treatment only slow improvement occurred.",
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AU - Stauga, Sabine

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N2 - Cerebral alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare and difficult-to-treat zoonosis caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. A 29-year-old immigrant from Siberia with a past history of hepatic AE, presented with acute onset of grand mal seizures, weakness of the left leg, and cephalgia. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed inoperable right-sided infiltrative lesions, suggesting cerebral AE. Despite anthelmintic treatment only slow improvement occurred.

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