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ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA
Volume 60, Issue 3A, Pages 597-602Publisher
ASSOC ARQUIVOS NEURO- PSIQUIATRIA
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2002000400015
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myeloradiculitis; myelitis; Schistosoma mansoni; magnetic resonance imaging; electroneuromyography
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Objective: To analyze the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging MRI and electroneuromyography (ENMG) in the diagnosis of schistosomiasis of the spinal cord (SSC). Method: 18 MRI of the thoracolumbar spine and 24 ENMG of the upper and lower limbs were carried out on patients with a definite diagnosis of SSC in the clinical forms of myeloradiculitis or thoracic transverse myelitis. Results: Of the 18 MRI carried out, 16 (88.8%) showed abnormalities on T1 and T2 weighted images and heterogenous pattern of enhancement with contrast material injection. Of the 24 ENMG, 23 (95.8%) showed a feature of bilateral multiradiculopathy of roots L2, L3, L4, L5, S1, S2, asymmetric in 10 cases (41.6%), characterized by signs of denervation in the lumbar paraspinal musculature and long duration polyphasic potentials in increased proportion, as well decrease of the recruitment of motor units. Conclusion: In spite of the non-specificity of both exams, the MRI and the ENMG showed to be useful for the diagnosis of SSC, by revealing abnormalities that repeated in 88.8% and 95.8% of the cases, respectively.
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