Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 109, Issue 8 , Pages 720-724 , October 2007

Contralateral migration of cerebral sparganosis through the splenium

  • In-Young Kim

      Affiliations

    • Brain Tumor Clinic & Gamma Knife Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam, Republic of Korea
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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  • Shin Jung

      Affiliations

    • Brain Tumor Clinic & Gamma Knife Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam, Republic of Korea
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Brain Tumor Clinic & Gamma Knife Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hawsun Hospital 160, Ilsimri, Hwasun-eup, Hwasun-gun, Chonnam 519–809, Republic of Korea Tel.: +82 61 379 7666; fax: +82 61 379 7673.
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  • Tae-Young Jung

      Affiliations

    • Brain Tumor Clinic & Gamma Knife Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam, Republic of Korea
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  • Sam-Suk Kang

      Affiliations

    • Brain Tumor Clinic & Gamma Knife Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam, Republic of Korea
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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  • Tae-Woong Chung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital & Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea

Received 13 February 2007 ,Revised 7 April 2007 ,Accepted 19 May 2007.

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PII: S0303-8467(07)00146-1

doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.05.014

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Volume 109, Issue 8 , Pages 720-724 , October 2007

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