Stroke in Patients with Schistosomiasis: Review of Cases in Literature

Table 2

Anagraphic data and incidence of main clinical items. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation of the mean.

Anagraphic data
Age	36.42 ± 16.7 (range 19–56)
Sex (N = 7)	F: 4 (50%) M: 3 (37.5%)
Clinical presentation
Disorientation/confusion	5 (62.5%)
Cardiac abnormalities (myocarditis/ST or T abnormalities)	5 (62.5%)
Eosinophilia	6 (75%)
Fever	4 (50%)
Ataxia, gait impairment	4 (50%)
Hemiplegia	4 (50%)
Headache	3 (37.5%)
Urticaria	2 (25%)
Memory impairment	2 (25%)
Language impairment	2 (25%)
Cerebrovascular involvement
Cortical lesions	3 (37.5%)
Cerebral vasculitis	3 (37.5%)
Watershed infarcts	5(62.5%)
External carotid artery involvement inflammation/stenosis	1 (12.5%)
Laboratory investigations
Exclusion of other conditions	5 (62.5%)
Positive serology on admission	5(62.5%)
Negative stool and urine on day 0	5(62.5%)
Late stool and urine positivity	2(25%)
Neurological and cardiac additional events
Additional events	3 (37.5%)
Neurological outcome
Partial recovery	3 (37.5%)
Full recovery	4 (50%)
Not specified	1 (12.5%)
Overall outcome
Alive	5 (62.5%)
No follow up available	3 (37.5%)