Journal of the neurological sciences, 2006-11, Vol.249 (1), p.7-12
2006
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- Titel
- MRI studies of spinal visceral larva migrans syndrome
- Ist Teil von
- Journal of the neurological sciences, 2006-11, Vol.249 (1), p.7-12
- Ort / Verlag
- Shannon: Elsevier B.V
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2006
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- We report serial MR findings in four patients with myelitis caused by visceral larva migrans syndrome due to Toxocara canis or Ascaris suum infection. MR imaging revealed spinal cord swelling with or without gadolinium enhancement in three patients. T2-weighted images showed high signal intensities preferentially located in both lateral and posterior columns. Antihelmintic and corticosteroid treatment yielded improvement in neurologic deficits and spinal lesions. However, one patient with T. canis infection relapsed associated with reappearance of MRI abnormalities.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0022-510XeISSN: 1878-5883DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.05.057Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68118692
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- Schlagworte
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use, Adult, Animals, Anthelmintics - therapeutic use, Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use, Antigens - analysis, Antigens - immunology, Antiparasitic Agents, Ascariasis - complications, Ascariasis - diagnosis, Ascariasis - physiopathology, Ascaris suum, Ascaris suum - physiology, Biological and medical sciences, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - standards, Female, Humans, Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents, Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects), Larva Migrans, Visceral - diagnosis, Larva Migrans, Visceral - parasitology, Larva Migrans, Visceral - physiopathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Medical sciences, Middle Aged, MRI, Myelitis, Nervous system, Neurology, Paraplegia - diagnosis, Paraplegia - parasitology, Paraplegia - physiopathology, Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry, Sensation Disorders - diagnosis, Sensation Disorders - parasitology, Sensation Disorders - physiopathology, Spinal Cord - parasitology, Spinal Cord - pathology, Spinal Cord - physiopathology, Spinal Cord Diseases - diagnosis, Spinal Cord Diseases - parasitology, Spinal Cord Diseases - physiopathology, Toxocara canis, Toxocara canis - physiology, Toxocariasis - complications, Toxocariasis - diagnosis, Toxocariasis - physiopathology, Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents, Treatment Outcome, Visceral larva migrans syndrome