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Asymptomatic neurocysticercosis over 15 years between transitory ischemic attack as initial and epilepsy as second manifestation

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    Josef Finsterer

  2. Department of Medical Parasitology, Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Herbert Auer

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Finsterer, J., Auer, H. Asymptomatic neurocysticercosis over 15 years between transitory ischemic attack as initial and epilepsy as second manifestation. Acta Neurol Belg 113, 203–204 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-012-0144-8

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