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Intramedullary schistosomiasis.

Abstract
A case study of intramedullary schistosomiasis in a 10-year-old child is reported. The patient presented with a short history of ascending paraparesis with no sensory loss. Sphincter dysfunction was rapid. She had surgical exploration and removal of a conus medullaris mass. Schistosomiasis was confirmed histologically. Combined steroid and praziquantel therapy improved her sphincter function and paraparesis.
AuthorsO A Labeodan, M Sur
JournalPediatric neurosurgery (Pediatr Neurosurg) Vol. 39 Issue 1 Pg. 14-6 (Jul 2003) ISSN: 1016-2291 [Print] Switzerland
PMID12784071 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel
Topics
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neuroschistosomiasis (parasitology, pathology, surgery)
  • Schistosomiasis mansoni (parasitology, pathology, surgery)
  • Spinal Diseases (parasitology, pathology, surgery)

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