Portal Doppler ultrasound evaluation in myelitis by Schistosoma mansoni

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Claudio Henrique Fernandes Vidal²  Fernando Viana Gurgel¹  Maria Lucia Brito Ferreira¹  Ana Lúcia Coutinho¹  Hildo Rocha Cirne De Azevedo Filho² 

[1] ,Federal University of Pernambuco Health Sciences Center Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral SciencesRecife PE ,Brazil

关键词: schistosomiasis mansoni;    neuroschistosomiasis;    myelitis;    portal system;    esquistossomose mansoni;    neuroesquistossomose;    mielite;    sistema porta;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2010000100015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The mechanism for development of schistosomal myelitis has not yet been completely understood. Few publications have tried to establish a link between the general clinical presentation of the illness and its neurological manifestations. Objective: To evaluated the portal blood flow in patients with schistosomal myelitis and controls. Method: Forty-three individuals were evaluated using portal Doppler ultrasound. Group I consisted of 13 patients with the spinal form of schistosomiasis. Group II included 10 patients with intestinal and hepatointestinal forms of schistosomiasis, but no neurological symptoms; while group III involved 20 healthy controls. Results: Portal venous speed and portal venous flow were significantly elevated in group I (p<0.001) compared with the others. Conclusion: Doppler ultrasound demonstrated a situation of high flow within the portal venous system of patients with schistosomal myelitis.

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