Chagas disease: management

Evidence-based neurology checklist on chagas disease: management: Parasite identification Fresh blood film Xenodiagnoses Serology Polymerase chain reaction Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Treatment Synonym

Parasite identification

  • Fresh blood film
  • Xenodiagnoses
  • Serology
  • Polymerase chain reaction

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Treatment

Synonym

References

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