A Case of Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis diagnosed and intervened at an Early Stage-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Case of Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis diagnosed and intervened at an Early Stage

Published:2023 Issue:4 Volume:32 Page:261-267
ISSN:0917-950X
Container-title:Japanese Journal of Neurosurgery
language:en
Short-container-title:Jpn J Neurosurg

Author:

Fuke Tomono¹,Ogawa Tomoya¹,Shindo Atsushi¹,Araki Midori²,Ishikawa Masashi³,Yagita Kenji⁴,Hisaeda Hajime⁴,Kagawa Masahiro¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neurosurgery, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital

2. Department of Neurology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital

3. Department of Pathology, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital

4. Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases

Publisher

The Japanese Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Link

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jcns/32/4/32_261/_pdf

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