MR Imaging Findings of Neuroschistosomiasis Manifested as the Cerebellar Granuloma and Transverse Myelitis of Cervical Cord.
10.3348/jkrs.1994.31.2.229
- Author:
Ki Jung KIM
;
Dong Wha LEE
;
Hyun Sook HONG
;
Kui Hyang KWON
;
Soon Kwan CHOI
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Adult;
Brain;
Cerebellum;
Diplopia;
Dizziness;
Granuloma*;
Headache;
Humans;
Korea;
Low Back Pain;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*;
Middle East;
Myelitis, Transverse*;
Neuroschistosomiasis*;
Ovum;
Paraparesis;
Spinal Cord;
Spine
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1994;31(2):229-232
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
To our knowledge, MR findings of neuroshistosomiasis has not been reported in Korea. A case of neuroshistosomiasis involving cerebellum and presumably spinal cord is reported. A 40 year old man who had lived in Middle East complained of low back pain and progressive paraparesis for 6 months, and subsequently developed headache, dizziness and diplopia. On cervical spine MRI, there was diffuse enlargement of cervical cord with increased signal intensity on T2 weighted image and nodular heterogenous enhancement after Gd-DTP^ administration. Brain MR imaging obtained 4 months later showed ill-defined, irregularly enhancing heterogenous mass in cerebellar vermis which was proved to be a granulomatous lesion containing shistosomiasis mansoni ova.
