title: Experimental cerebral schistosomiasis japonica in primates.
abstract: Aspects of the pathogenesis of cerebral schistosomiasis have been elucidated. Arterial embolization alone, by either worms or eggs, does not appear to be likely as a major cause of the disease. When large numbers of eggs enter the brain, sensitization may play a role in the occurrence of neurological signs. These studies support but do not prove the theory that worms in the cerebral veins lay eggs that then cause the disease.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D009420:Nervous System / Q000473:pathology; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000473:pathology*; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology