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Effects of albendazole treatment on neurocysticercosis: a randomised controlled trial
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- Published on: 13 April 2016
- Published on: 13 April 2016Do we really need a new antihelminthic drug for neurocysticercosis?Show More
Dear Editor,
First of all, we would like to congratulate Carpio et al., (2008) for their paper entitled “The effects of albendazole treatment on neurocysticercosis: a randomized controlled trial”. However, we are not in agreement with the authors urge for a new antihelminthic drug for the treatment of neurocysticercosis (NCC). Therapy for NCC aims at clearance of cysts in the brain and reduced risk of seizure in futu...
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