In this paper we present a study of members of 265 nuclear families, aged six or more. This study is based of family heredograms, and takes into account the clinical form of schistosomiasis observed before treatment with oxamniquine. The probability of occurrence of two or more cases of hepatosplenomegaly is low, notwithstanding the fact that it was observed in 38 families. Even less frequent i...

CONTEXT Copper deficiency myelopathy represents an often underdiagnosed, acquired neurological syndrome, clinically characterized by posterior column dysfunction. The main causes of copper deficiency are bariatric surgery, increased consumption of zinc, and malabsorption. However, even after a careful history taking and extensive laboratory researches, the etiology of copper deficiency remains ...

STUDY DESIGN A cross-sectional study. PURPOSE This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of coping strategies for dysesthesia in preoperative patients with compressive cervical myelopathy. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Cognitive behavioral therapy is effective for patients with chronic pain in terms of modifying their negative behavior. To effectively perform cognitive behavioral therapy, it ...

Vacuolar myelopathy, which causes progressive spastic paraparesis and sensory ataxia, is the most common pathological finding in spinal cord lesions of AIDS patients on postmortem examination (1). However, clinically apparent myelopathy is an infrequent neurological complication of AIDS and is rarely the first complication seen in AIDS patients (2). Here, we report an AIDS patient who developed...

Non-traumatic myelopathies represent a heterogeneous group of neurological conditions. Few studies report clinical and epidemiological profiles regarding the experience of referral services. Objective To describe clinical characteristics of a non-traumatic myelopathy cohort. Method Epidemiological, clinical, and radiological variables from 166 charts of patients assisted between 2001 and 2012 w...

Spinal cord Sarcoidosis was first described by Longcope in 1941 (Longcope, 1941), and since then, spinal cord involvement has been reported in less than 10% of patients with neurosarcoidosis (Bogousslavsky et al., 1982, Fried et al., 1993) Spinal cord sarcoidosis is a chronic, granulomatous, systemic inflammatory disease, although precise understanding of the pathogenesis remains unclear, and m...

Two children with lupus erythematosus and myelopathy were studied. The first child developed the neonatal lupus erythematosus syndrome associated with transplacentally acquired anti-Ro/SSA antibodies. The cutaneous manifestations of neonatal lupus erythematosus disappeared but a residual myelopathy was confirmed at 16 months of age. The second child developed cutaneous lupus erythematosus at 3 ...

Dose-volume data for myelopathy in humans treated with radiotherapy (RT) to the spine is reviewed, along with pertinent preclinical data. Using conventional fractionation of 1.8-2 Gy/fraction to the full-thickness cord, the estimated risk of myelopathy is <1% and <10% at 54 Gy and 61 Gy, respectively, with a calculated strong dependence on dose/fraction (alpha/beta = 0.87 Gy.) Reirradiation dat...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of various interventions for treating AIDS-associated myelopathy. Methods: This is a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Predefined criteria were used to select randomised controlled trials comparing use of any intervention aimed at treating AIDS-associated myelopathy with placebo or another intervention in any language. Two ass...

The management of cervical spondylosis has evolved over the past decades. Surgical decompressive and stabilization techniques have become more widely accepted for use in patients with intractable pain or neurological deficits. Advances in neuroimaging, surgical technique, and surgery-related technology including the operating microscope and anterior fixation devices have all contributed to the ...