Abstract:

  Objective  To explore the clinical characteristics and diagnostic methods of cerebral
schistosomiasis. Methods   The data of CT, MRI and the cerebral spine fluid (CSF) immunoassay
in 42 patients with cerebral schistosomiasis were analyzed retrospectively. Results  Forty cerebral
schistosomiasis patients were diagnosed by the iconography and immunoassay, 1 by the postopera-
tive pathological examination and l by diagnostic treatment with praziquantel. Conclusions   CT and
MRI are of great value to determination of the position and nature of the cerebral schistosomiasis.
The sensitivity and accuracy of MRI are better for indicating the main pathological changes of the
disease than those of CT. The CSF immunoassay plays an important role in the differential diagno-
sis of cerebral schistosomiasis.