Atypical presentation of cerebral schistosomiasis four years after exposure to Schistosoma mansoni

Atypical presentation of cerebral schistosomiasis four years after exposure to Schistosoma mansoni

Schistosomiasis is the second most socioeconomically devastating parasitic disease worldwide, affecting over 240 million people in 77 countries on 5 continents and killing 300,000 people annually in sub-Saharan Africa alone. Neuroschistosomiasis is caused by granuloma formation around eggs that lodg...

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Main Authors: Matthew F. Rose, Eli E. Zimmerman, Liangge Hsu, Alexandra J. Golby, Emam Saleh, Rebecca D. Folkerth, Sandro S. Santagata, Danny A. Milner Jr., Shakti H. Ramkissoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports
Subjects:
Cerebral schistosomiasis
Neuroschistosomiasis
Schistosoma mansoni
Generalized tonic–clonic seizure
Granuloma
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213323214000073

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