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)
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| "Neuroschistosomiasis is a rare but serious complication of the schistosomiasis that can only be made after complete parasite identification and careful differential diagnosis." | ( Botterel, F; Brugières, P; Hosseini, H; Liance, M; Perignon, A; Poirier, P, 2009) |
| "Neuroschistosomiasis is one of the most severe clinical outcomes associated with schistosome infection." | ( Farrar, J; Gray, DJ; Hunstman, RJ; Li, YS; McManus, DP; Ross, AG, 2012) |
| "Recognition of neuroschistosomiasis is important so that early treatment with praziquantel and steroids can be started in an attempt to prevent severe disability." | ( Carod Artal, FJ, 2012) |
| "Neuroschistosomiasis is a severe disease caused by the presence of Schistosoma eggs and/or adult worms in the central nervous system." | ( Barros, VM; Braga Júnior, LL; Monteiro-Neto, V; Salgado, IA; Salgado, JV; Serra, SC; Silva, MJ, 2015) |
| "Neuroschistosomiasis is a severe complication of an infection with Schistosoma; this infection can lead to myelitis transversa." | ( Bosboom, RW; Cobussen, M; Hageman, ATM; Hassing, R; Machiels, JD; van Os, NJH, 2018) |
| "Neuroschistosomiasis is an uncommonly reported disease." | ( Kumar, A; Manamal, NA; Mani, J; Sanghvi, D; Singhal, T, 2018) |
| "Neuroschistosomiasis is a rare but severe manifestation of Schistosoma infection." | ( Anderson, R; Kumbla, S; Ryan, MM; Steer, A; Wen, SCH; Wray, A, 2019) |
| "Neuroschistosomiasis is a severe complication of schistosomiasis, triggered by the local immune reaction to egg deposition, with spinal cord involvement the most well recognised form." | ( Aggarwal, D; Chiodini, PL; de Wilton, A; Jäger, HR; Manji, H, 2021) |