Sparganosis of the brain. Case report.
A rare case of cerebral sparganosis occurring in a 7-year-old boy is reported. Since his clinical symptoms fluctuated and diagnostic evaluation demonstrated multiple lesions, he was examined for a parasitic infection. Emphasis is placed on the difficulties involved in diagnosing cerebral sparganosis.
Anegawa
S
S
Department of Neurosurgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hayashi
T
T
Ozuru
K
K
Kuramoto
S
S
Nishimura
K
K
Shimizu
T
T
Hirata
M
M
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000175:diagnosis*