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| Andrade Filho,Antonio S.; Queiroz,Aristidez C.; Freire,Antonio C.C.; Lima,Leonardo Conrado S.; S. Filho,Celso A.; Amado,Isolda N.; Reis,Mittermeyer G.; Magalhães,Isis Fernandes; Carmo,Theomira M.A.. |
| Central nervous system (CSN) involvement in schistosomiasis is an ectopic manifestation with a large variety of clinical forms, including pseudotumoral, which occurs in isolated cases and is rare. Three patients with epidemiological indications of this pathology were examined; the clinical picture included lower-back pain irradiating to lower limbs, associated with progressive flaccid paraparesis and sphincterial disturbances in cases in which the spinal chord was involved; while in cases with encephalitic impairment, headache, dizziness and cerebellar syndrome, characterized by dysarthria and right-side dysgraphia, were present. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a growing process in all cases; cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) characteristics and biological... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Neuroschistosomiasis; Pseudotumoral form; Neuropathology. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000400014 |
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