Abstract: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 presentation and the MRI findings of spinal cord schistosomiasis in correlation with surgery and histopatholgical findings. Study Design: Clinical case study. Patients and Methods: We report four cases of spinal cord schistos… Show more
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