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A case report: 1-year follow-up of cerebral sparganosis mansoni with a stroke-like onset
Sparganosis mansoni is a parasitic disease caused by infection with the larvae of Spirometra spp. tapeworms. Its clinical manifestations and severity depend on the migration and the location of the parasites. The...
Source: BMC Neurology - May 29, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Dan Xie, Min Wang, Xu Chen and Hou-zhen Tuo Tags: Case report Source Type: research

A Retrieved Sparganum of Spirometra erinaceieuropaei from a Korean Man during Mechanical Thrombectomy.
We report a case of cerebral intravascular sparganosis in an elderly patient with acute ischemic stroke who was diagnosed by retrieving sparganum during mechanical thrombectomy. Finally, the parasites were identified as Spirometra erinaceieuropaei using multiplex PCR and cox1 gene sequencing. PMID: 32615744 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Korean Journal of Parasitology - July 4, 2020 Category: Parasitology Tags: Korean J Parasitol Source Type: research