title: Intramedullary schistosomiasis.
abstract: A case study of intramedullary schistosomiasis in a 10-year-old child is reported. The patient presented with a short history of ascending paraparesis with no sensory loss. Sphincter dysfunction was rapid. She had surgical exploration and removal of a conus medullaris mass. Schistosomiasis was confirmed histologically. Combined steroid and praziquantel therapy improved her sphincter function and paraparesis.
authors.affiliation: FCS Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Johannesburg General Hospital, South Africa. sheunlab@yahoo.com
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Labeodan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sur
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020818:Neuroschistosomiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*