Neurosparganosis: clinical features

Evidence-based neurology checklist on neurosparganosis: clinical features: Biology This is caused by the larval tapeworm Sparganum mansoni This is the larval stage of Spirometra mansoni It is most frequent in South East Asia Transmission Cerebral sparganosis: features Other forms of…

Biology

  • This is caused by the larval tapeworm Sparganum mansoni
  • This is the larval stage of Spirometra mansoni
  • It is most frequent in South East Asia

Transmission

Cerebral sparganosis: features

Other forms of neurosparganosis

Systemic sparganosis

Differential diagnosis

References

  1. Kudesia S, Indira DB, Sarala D, et al. Sparganosis of brain and spinal cord: unusual tapeworm infestation (report of two cases). Clin Neurol Neurosurg 1998; 100:148-152.
  2. Walker P, Cooper NK, Brandis A. Cerebral sparganosis presenting as grand mal epilepsy. J R Army Med Corps 2007; 153:189-190.
  3. Kim JI, Kim TW, Hong SM, et al. Intramuscular sparganosis in the gastrocnemius muscle: a case report. Korean J Parasitol 2014; 52:69-73. 
  4. Chiu CH, Chiou TL, Hsu YH, Yen PS. MR spectroscopy and MR perfusion character of cerebral sparganosis: a case report. Br J Radiol 2010; 83:e31-e34.
  5. Hong D, Xie H, Zhu M, Wan H, Xu R, Wu Y. Cerebral sparganosis in mainland Chinese patients. J Clin Neurosci 2013; 20:1514-1519.
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