RESUMEN
The frequency of epilepsy in Down syndrome (DS) has been reported in literature varying from 6 to 17%. A typical electroencephalographic (EEG) pattern has not been established for this condition. There is a great variation on EEG abnormalities and most of them are not associated to behavior alterations or neurological signs. The aim of this study was to establish epidemiological and electroencephalographic parameters in institutionalized patients with clinical diagnosis of DS. We studied 77 individuals of both sexes, age ranging from 0-38 years old. The EEG was performed on all the patients; 20.7% had EEG abnormalities and 31.3% of these were epileptic. The non-epileptic patients presented inespecific EEG abnormalities. Therefore, our data did not allow us to propose a typical EEG pattern for DS.
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Síndrome de Down/fisiopatología , Electroencefalografía , Epilepsia/fisiopatología , Adolescente , Adulto , Factores de Edad , Niño , Preescolar , Síndrome de Down/complicaciones , Epilepsia/complicaciones , Epilepsia/epidemiología , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Institucionalización , Masculino , PrevalenciaRESUMEN
Schistosomiasis mansoni is an endemic disease in Brazil. Cases of nervous system schistosomiasis have been referred in our medical literature for the past forty years. In this report five cases of schistosomiasis of the spinal cord are studied. A review of the literature has been made and some clinical, laboratory and therapeutical aspects are discussed.