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"Epidemiology "

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"Diagnosis "

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"Clinical presentation "

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"Pathology "

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"Treatment and prognosis "

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"Differential diagnosis "

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"Neuroschistosomiasis refers to CNS involvement in schistosomiasis, a tropical disease caused by parasitic flatworms of the genus Schistosoma ¹."

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"Encephalic disease is mainly caused by S. japonicum, whereas spinal cord disease is mainly caused by S. mansoni and S. haematobium ⁷."

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Litotes

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"occurs during or immediately after acute schistosomiasis (Katayama fever), commonly in people who do not have prior exposure to schistosomiasis ³"

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Headings Valid

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H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Epidemiology "

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"Diagnosis "

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"Clinical presentation "

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"Pathology "

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"Treatment and prognosis "

Line 55:1 · "Treatment and prognosis " is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Differential diagnosis "

Line 58:1 · "Differential diagnosis " is not a recognised heading for this article type.

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"This article discusses neuroschistosomiasis; a general view on this trematode infection is available in the main article on schistosomiasis."

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Commas

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"Workup may include history of exposure to schistosomes, serological testing, imaging, CSF analysis, stool or urine samples for schistosome eggs, rectal snip sampling and nervous tissue biopsy for detection of schistosome eggs or granuloma ^1,3."

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"symptoms include headache, motor deficits, visual disturbances, seizures, altered mental status, vertigo ^5,6"

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Oxford Comma

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"Workup may include history of exposure to schistosomes, serological testing, imaging, CSF analysis, stool or urine samples for schistosome eggs, rectal snip sampling and nervous tissue biopsy for detection of schistosome eggs or granuloma ^1,3."

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Lint: neuroschistosomiasis