Mansonic neuroschistosomiasis

Mansonic neuroschistosomiasis (MN) is not only the most common but also the most serious ectopic presentation of the infection by Schistosoma mansoni. Both, brain and spinal cord can be independently affected by the infection, but the later is more frequently affected. Brain MN by itself is due to t...

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Main Author: Otavio Augusto Moreno de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2013-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013001000714&lng=en&tlng=en