Clinical characterization of neuroschistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mansoni and its treatment

Acta Tropica

Volumn 108, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 89-97

  Ferrari, Teresa C A ^a   Moreira, Paulo R R ^a   Cunha, Aloísio S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Central nervous system parasitology; Neuroschistosomiasis; Schistosoma mansoni; Schistosomiasis; Spinal cord disease

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OXAMNIQUINE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREDNISONE;

DISEASE TREATMENT; FLATWORM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TUMOR;

AREFLEXIA; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LAMINECTOMY; LEG PAIN; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEAKNESS;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NEUROSCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 56949089182     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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