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Spinal Schistosomiasis: Differential Diagnosis for Acute Paraparesis in a US Resident

Tapan N. JoshiInternational Center for Spinal Cord Injury, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland;Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
, MBBS, MS,
Michael K. YamazakiDepartment of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
, MD,
Holly ZhaoDepartment of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of California Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California
, MD, PhD &
Daniel BeckerInternational Center for Spinal Cord Injury, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland;
, MD
Pages 256-260 | Received 21 Jul 2009, Accepted 12 Nov 2009, Published online: 10 Mar 2016

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