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'''Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis''' is a [[central nervous system]] disease caused by certain species of [[amoeba]], especially ''[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]]''. | '''Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis''' is a [[central nervous system]] disease caused by certain species of [[amoeba]], especially ''[[Balamuthia mandrillaris]]''.{{cite journal |author=Intalapaporn P, Suankratay C, Shuangshoti S, Phantumchinda K, Keelawat S, Wilde H |title=Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis: the first case in southeast Asia |journal=Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. |volume=70 |issue=6 |pages=666-9 |year=2004 |pmid=15211011 |url=http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/content/full/70/6/666}} | ||
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[[Category:Neurology]] | [[Category:Neurology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis is a central nervous system disease caused by certain species of amoeba, especially Balamuthia mandrillaris.Intalapaporn P, Suankratay C, Shuangshoti S, Phantumchinda K, Keelawat S, Wilde H (2004). "Balamuthia mandrillaris meningoencephalitis: the first case in southeast Asia". Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 70 (6): 666–9. PMID 15211011.