Medullary neuroschistosomiasis in adolescence: case report and literature review.
Patricia Alessandra DastoliAdriana Lima LeiteMarcos Devanir Silva da CostaJardel Mendonça NicácioRicardo Silva PinhoMaria Aparecida Gadiani FerrariniSergio CavalheiroPublished in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2021)
Although it is related to the less severe forms of schistosomiasis, one should pay attention to the diagnosis of neuroschistosomiasis in cases of transverse myelitis in patients who traveled to endemic areas. The delay in diagnosis and, consequently, the introduction of treatment may result in irreversible neurological sequelae.