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Spinal Neurocysticercosis Manifesting as Recurrent Aseptic Meningitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2016

Mark I. Boulos ,
Richard I. Aviv  and
Liesly Lee
Mark I. Boulos
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine (Neurology), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Richard I. Aviv
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Liesly Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine (Neurology), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, A411 - 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 6 , November 2010 , pp. 878 - 880
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