Meningorradiculomielopatia esquistossomótica Schistosomal meningoradiculomyelopathy: report of two cases
Estudo clínico e laboratorial de dois casos de meningorradiculomielopatia esquistossomótica. Considerações são feitas sobre a fisiopatologia e manifestações neurológicas desta parasitose. A positividade das reações imunológicas para Schistosoma mansoni no líquido cefalorraqueano e as melhoras obtida...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Revinter Publicações
1971-06-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1971000200012 |
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| Summary: | Estudo clínico e laboratorial de dois casos de meningorradiculomielopatia esquistossomótica. Considerações são feitas sobre a fisiopatologia e manifestações neurológicas desta parasitose. A positividade das reações imunológicas para Schistosoma mansoni no líquido cefalorraqueano e as melhoras obtidas mediante terapêutica adequada foram valorizadas para o diagnóstico.<br>The clinical and laboratory findings in two cases of shistosomal meningoradiculomyelopathy due to Schistosoma mansoni are reported. In case 1 the onset and the evolution of the disease assumed a progressive character; the neurologic examination showed a picture similar to the Brown-Sequard syndrome. In case 2 the onset was acute and the neurologic examination has shown a complete transverse myelopathy syndrome at the middle toracic level. The cerebrospinal fluid examination showed in the two cases: cells counts increased, normal or low sugar and increased protein. The study of CSF protein profile showed increased gamma-globulin in the two cases. The immunological reactions in the blood and CSF were positive in the two cases. Good results were obtained with especific therapy. |
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| ISSN: | 0004-282X 1678-4227 |