Diseases

Neuroschistosomiasis

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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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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  • Central Nervous System Schistosomiasis
  • Schistosomiasis, Central Nervous System
  • Neuroschistosomiases
  • Schistosomal Myelitis
  • Schistosomal Myelopathy
  • Schistosomal Myeloradiculopathy
  • Myelitis, Schistosomal
  • Myelopathies, Schistosomal
  • Myelopathy, Schistosomal
  • Myeloradiculopathies, Schistosomal
  • Myeloradiculopathy, Schistosomal
  • Schistosomal Myelopathies
  • Schistosomal Myeloradiculopathies

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent; coordinate IM with precoordinated organism/infection (IM) and specific site/disease term (IM) if pertinent

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2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Schistosomiasis (1965-1999)

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  1. C01w.207w.205.250.600
  2. C01w.610w.105.250.600
  3. C01w.610w.335w.865w.859w.213
  4. C01w.920.922w.213
  5. C10w.228w.228w.205.250.600

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Neuroschistosomiasis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020818. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020818
  2. Neuroschistosomiasis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554585