Schistosomiasis of the spinal cord presenting as progressive myelopathy. Case report.
dc.contributor.author | Kamel, Mahmoud Hamdy | |
dc.contributor.author | Murphy, Martin | |
dc.contributor.author | Kelleher, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Aquilina, Kristian | |
dc.contributor.author | Lim, Chris | |
dc.contributor.author | Marks, Charles | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-03T15:06:37Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-02-03T15:06:37Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-02-03T15:06:37Z | |
dc.identifier.citation | J Neurosurg Spine. 2005 Jul;3(1):61-3. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 1547-5654 (Print) | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 1547-5646 (Linking) | en_GB |
dc.identifier.pmid | 16122025 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3171/spi.2005.3.1.0061 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/208891 | |
dc.description.abstract | The authors report on a case of schistosomiasis of the spinal cord in an individual returning to Ireland after a 25-year residence in Africa, where the infection affects approximately 200 million people. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Anthelmintics/therapeutic use | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Myelitis/*diagnosis/drug therapy/*parasitology | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Praziquantel/therapeutic use | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Schistosomiasis/*diagnosis/drug therapy | en_GB |
dc.title | Schistosomiasis of the spinal cord presenting as progressive myelopathy. Case report. | en_GB |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Neurosurgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland., mahmoudhandy@yahoo.com | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of neurosurgery. Spine | en_GB |
dc.description.province | Munster | |
html.description.abstract | The authors report on a case of schistosomiasis of the spinal cord in an individual returning to Ireland after a 25-year residence in Africa, where the infection affects approximately 200 million people. |