%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/