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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Neuroschistosomiasis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Neuroesquistosomiasis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Neuroesquistossomose
Synonyms
English
:
Schistosomal Myelopathy
Schistosomiasis, Central Nervous System
Tree Number:
C03.105.250.600
C03.335.865.859.213
C10.228.228.205.250.600
Definition
English
:
SCHISTOSOMIASIS
of the brain,
spinal cord
, or
meninges
caused by infections with trematodes of the genus
SCHISTOSOMA
(primarily
SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM
;
SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI
; and
SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM
in
humans
). S. japonicum infections of the
nervous system
may cause an acute
meningoencephalitis
or a chronic encephalopathy. S. mansoni and S. haematobium
nervous system
infections are associated with acute transverse
myelitis
involving the lower portions of the
spinal cord
. (From Joynt, Clinical
Neurology
, 1998, Ch27, pp61-2)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coordinate with
NEGLECTED DISEASES
if pertinent; coordinate IM with precoordinated organism/infection (IM) and specific site/disease term (IM) if pertinent
History Note
English
:
2000
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
34174
Unique Identifier:
D020818
Occurrence in VHL
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