Paucisymptomatic brainstem lesions revealing CNS schistosomiasis

Autor:	Rommel, D., Ragé, M., Thierry Duprez, Parent, M., Sindic, C. J. M.
Přispěvatelé:	UCL - Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, UCL - MD/RAIM - Département de radiologie et d'imagerie médicale, UCL - (SLuc) Service de radiologie, UCL - MD/NOPS - Département de neurologie et de psychiatrie, UCL - (SLuc) Service de neurologie
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	parasitic cerebral disease cerebral schistosomiasis Schistosomia mansoni human activities
Zdroj:	Acta Neurologica Belgica, Vol. 105, no. 2, p. 89-93 (2005) Scopus-Elsevier
Popis:	We describe clinical and magnetic resonance (MR) features in a 69-year-old, Caucasian woman presenting with an unusual meningeal onset of cerebral schistosomiasis. Magnetic resonance work-up demonstrated supra- and infratentorial lesions with prominent brain-stem involvement contrasting with the paucisymptomatic clinical presentation. Because of a recent stay in Uganda, including swimming in Lake Victoria, a diagnosis of neuroschistosomiasis was suggested. Serological tests and rectal biopsy confirmed the putative diagnosis. The patient was successfully treated with praziquantel at a dose of 50 mg/kg/day for 15 days. Brain MRI abnormalities improved dramatically within two months.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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