PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jui-Jen Hsu
AU  - Shin-Hung Chuang
AU  - Chia-Hsin Chen
AU  - Mao-Hsiung Huang
TI  - Sacral myeloradiculitis (Elsberg syndrome) secondary to eosinophilic meningitis caused by <em>Angiostrongylus cantonensis</em>
AID  - 10.1136/bcr.10.2008.1075
DP  - 2009 Jan 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr1020081075
VI  - 2009
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2009/bcr.10.2008.1075.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2009/bcr.10.2008.1075.full
AB  - Elsberg syndrome secondary to eosinophilic meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis is uncommon. Clinicians should consider a wide differential diagnosis including tumour, spinal cord infarction, necrosis, vasculitis, drug induced or other sources of infection. In addition, acute urinary retention is a urological emergency and clinicians should keep in mind the prevention of bladder overdistension. The intervention of rehabilitation programmes and clean intermittent catheterisation education for bladder management, in accordance with the patient’s condition, is also important. Earlier rehabilitation is important to ensure a speedy recovery and to prevent further complications.