Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report
The authors present a case of spinal cord schistosomiasis which simulated a tumoral lesion determining spastic paraparesis with a sensitive-motor level at T1. The patient was treated with surgery, praziquantel and dexamethasone, with “restitutio ad integrum”. Seven years later the patient presented...
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doaj-eba6466ed5764bdfb8f86facec7366112021-04-02T13:02:18ZengThieme Revinter Publicações Ltda.Brazilian Neurosurgery0103-53552359-59221999-03-011801636710.1055/s-0038-1623038Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case reportFlávio LeitãoDjacir FigueiredoDaniel FigueiredoDalgimar Bezerra de MenezesFlávio Leitão FilhoJoão Paulo MattosThe authors present a case of spinal cord schistosomiasis which simulated a tumoral lesion determining spastic paraparesis with a sensitive-motor level at T1. The patient was treated with surgery, praziquantel and dexamethasone, with “restitutio ad integrum”. Seven years later the patient presented recrudescence of the symptoms, without a good response to the medication and without a plausible explanation. The authors wonder about the reasons of the low incidence of central nervous system schistosomosis in an endemic area such as the Northeast of Brazil. A brief review of the literature is done.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1623038schistosomiasisspinal cord schistosomiasis |
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Flávio Leitão Djacir Figueiredo Daniel Figueiredo Dalgimar Bezerra de Menezes Flávio Leitão Filho João Paulo Mattos Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report Brazilian Neurosurgery schistosomiasis spinal cord schistosomiasis |
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Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report |
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Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report |
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Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report |
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Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report |
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Spinal cord schistosomiasis: Case report |
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spinal cord schistosomiasis: case report |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. |
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Brazilian Neurosurgery |
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0103-5355 2359-5922 |
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1999-03-01 |
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The authors present a case of spinal cord schistosomiasis which simulated a tumoral lesion determining spastic paraparesis with a sensitive-motor level at T1. The patient was treated with surgery, praziquantel and dexamethasone, with “restitutio ad integrum”. Seven years later the patient presented recrudescence of the symptoms, without a good response to the medication and without a plausible explanation. The authors wonder about the reasons of the low incidence of central nervous system schistosomosis in an endemic area such as the Northeast of Brazil. A brief review of the literature is done. |
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