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ArticleJournal of neurovirology2019

Acute paraplegia due to schistosomiasis: an uncommon cause in developed countries.

Anthony Chauvin, Aiham Ghazali, Claire Le Jeunne, Patrick Plaisance, Tali Anne Szwebel, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau, Frederic Beubon, Peggy Reiner, André Paugam, Romain Paule

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Article in Journal of neurovirology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anthony ChauvinEmergency Department, Hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, University Diderot, 2 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France. anthony.chauvin@aphp.fr.ORCID 0000-0001-8819-0061
Aiham GhazaliEmergency Department, Hôpital Bichat, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, University Diderot, Paris, France.
Claire Le JeunneDepartment of internal medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris-Descartes, Paris, France.
Patrick PlaisanceEmergency Department, Hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, University Diderot, 2 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France.
Tali Anne SzwebelDepartment of internal medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris-Descartes, Paris, France.
Nathalie Costedoat-ChalumeauDepartment of internal medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris-Descartes, Paris, France.
Frederic BeubonDepartment of anatomopathology, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris-Descartes, Paris, France.
Peggy ReinerDepartment of Neurology, Hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, University Diderot, Paris, France.
André PaugamDepartment of parasitology, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris-Descartes, Paris, France.
Romain PauleDepartment of internal medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris-Descartes, Paris, France.
Université Paris Cité · FRAssistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · FRDélégation Paris 7 · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a case of a young African migrant from Guinea-Conakry presented to a French emergency department with burning pain in both feet for 2 days. The symptoms progressed to limb paraparesis with sphincter disorders. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showed a hyperintense spinal cord lesion without contrast enhancement extending from the T6 vertebrae to the conus medullaris. Cerebrospinal fluid exam (CFE) showed an isolated hyperproteinorachia (0.61 g/l). Schistosomiasiss serology was positive and a rectal biopsy showed a schistosoma egg surrounded by an inflammatory reaction with granulomatosis. After steroid and antihelminthic therapy, accompanied by intensive physical therapy, the patient had an improved neurological neurological outcome.

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AdolescentDeveloped CountriesFranceGuineaHumansMaleParaplegiaSchistosomiasisSpinal Cord DiseasesTransients and MigrantsAcute paraplegiaNeuro-medullary schistosomiasis

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PMID30610737
OpenAlexW2907932747

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