Síndrome de Brown-Séquard na esquistossomose / Brown-Séquard syndrome in schistosomiasis

The authors report a case of schistosomiasis mansoni with intraspinal localization on a 39 year old man who presented neurologic manifestation likely a Brown-Séquard syndrome. Cerebrospinal fluid examination showed positive immunofluorescent test for schistosomiasis, and treatment was started at once.