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Cerebral Cysticercosis with Mental Symptoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2018

J. M. Sutherland
Affiliation:
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
J. M. Rosie
Affiliation:
Craig Dunain, Inverness
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Many current textbooks fail to place sufficient emphasis on the occurrence of psychological symptoms in cysticercosis. The case reported gives point to the contention of Bickerstaff (1955) that clinical manifestations other than epileptic convulsions are not widely recognized.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1956 

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