Spinal Cord Schistosomiasis: Diagnosis, Pathological Features and Treatment.

Background Data: Schistosomiasis affects over 200 million people worldwide. Involvement of the CNS is a rare occurrence. Spinal cord involvement is a rare manifestation of schistosomiasis, the conus medullaris being the primary site of spinal involvement. Purpose: We describe the clinical presentati...

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Main Authors: Khaled Abdeen, Medhat Elsawy, Eman Abdelzaher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Egyptian spine association 2014-01-01
Series:Egyptian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.esj.journals.ekb.eg/article_3848.html