%0 Journal Article %T Neuroschistosomiasis mimicking lower back pain: case report of a rare differential diagnosis in a pediatric patient %A Abdulaziz Mohammad Al-Sharydah %A Abdulkhaliq Ibrahim Al-Hifzi %A Abdulrahman Hamad Al-Abdulwahhab %A Ali Khalaf Al-Haidey %A Saeed Ahmad Al-Jubran %A Sari Saleh Al-Suhibani %A Wissam Al-Issawi %J Archive of "Patient Safety in Surgery". %D 2018 %R 10.1186/s13037-018-0175-z %X Demonstration of spinal cord schistosomiasis pre- and post-treatment. a Pre-praziquantel treatment. Sagittal T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed a circumferential and uniformly enlarged caudal spinal cord, including the thoracolumbar spine, in addition to a hyperintense signal intensity relative to the normal appearance of the cranial part of the spinal cord. b Post-praziquantel treatment. Sagittal T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging revealed a significant regression of cord enlargement as well as high signal intensity in the caudal spinal cor %K Conus medullaris %K Magnetic resonance imaging %K Myelitis %K Neuroschistosomiasis %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6173919/