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A Model for Epilepsy of Infectious Etiology using Theiler's Murine Encephalomyelitis Virus
Published on: June 23, 2022
A tropical myelitis
Tiphaine Paubel1, Vincent Schneider1, Marc Lenfant2
1Neurology Unit, University Hospital of Dijon, 14 Rue Paul Gaffarel, 21000, Dijon, France.
Abstract:
Spinal cord inflammation is a rare presentation of schistosomiasis infection. The present report describes the case of a young patient presenting subacute medullary symptoms revealing extensive longitudinal myelitis related to schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia. The diagnosis was based on detection of parasite eggs in stool. The patient was treated with Praziquantel, corticosteroids and plasma exchanges, leading to a favorable clinical course.
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