Do you treat subarachnoid neurocysticercosis with albendazole alone, or with the addition of praziquantel?
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When treating subarachnoid neurocysticercosis, do you prefer to use albendazole alone, or in combination with praziquantel?
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Infectious Disease · Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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There are no controlled clinical trials for the treatment of subarachnoid neurocysticercosis. That leaves the question of one drug or two and the proper duration open. Since this is a potentially very bad disease, and both albendazole and praziquantel are generally well tolerated, I generally start ...
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