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Arq. bras. neurocir ; 18(1)mar. 1999. ilus, tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-603916

ABSTRACT

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. Abrief review of the literature is done.


Os autores apresentam um caso de esquistossomose medular simulandoprocesso tumoral, manisfestando-se com paraparesia espástica e nívelsensitivo em T1. O tratamento cirúrgico, complementado pela administraçãode praziquantel e dexametasona, proporcionou recuperação total do quadro neurológico. Após sete anos, houve recidiva dos sintomas, de causa não totalmente esclarecida e sem resposta ao tratamento medicamentoso. Chamam atenção à baixa incidência de neuroesquistossomose em regiões endêmicas, como o Nordeste do Brasil.


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Humans , Male , Adult , Neuroschistosomiasis/surgery , Neuroschistosomiasis/drug therapy , Spinal Cord
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