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Cerebral neuroschistosomiasis: a rare clinical presentation and review of the literature
  1. Jara Llenas-García1,
  2. Juan-Manuel Guerra-Vales1,
  3. Andrea Alcalá-Galiano2,
  4. Cristina Domínguez3,
  5. Angel Pérez-Nuñez4,
  6. Manuel Lizasoaín5,
  7. Carmen Díaz-Pedroche5,
  8. Santiago Montes6,
  9. Josefina Martínez3,
  10. Fernando Sierra3,
  11. Efren Salto7
  1. 1
    Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
  2. 2
    Department of Radiology. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
  3. 3
    Department of Neurology. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
  4. 4
    Department of Neurosurgery. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
  5. 5
    Division of Infectious Diseases. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
  6. 6
    Department of Pathology. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
  7. 7
    Department of Microbiology. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
  1. Jara Llenas-García, jarallenas{at}hotmail.com

Summary

The symptomatic presentation of cerebral schistosomiasis is uncommon. The case of a 25-year-old woman from Equatorial Guinea with headache and seizures secondary to cerebral neuroschistosomiasis, as confirmed by histopathological examination and microbiological study, is presented. A review of the literature on this subject is also provided.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.04.2009.1787

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    Footnotes

    • Competing interests: None.

    • Patient consent: Patient/guardian consent was obtained for publication.