[Trichinosis of the central nervous system. One case (author's transl)].
A case of trichinosis involving the cental nervous system is presented. The neurological symptoms developed 20 days after ingestion of the larvae and 3 days after the onset of facial oedema. They consisted of behavioural disorders, tetraparesis, incontinence and oculomotor paralysis. All symptoms progressively regressed. Computed tomography showed transient low-density areas in the white matter. The main manifestations and the physiopathological mechanisms (transport of the parasite through the bloodstream, immuno-allergic reaction) of cerebral trichinosis are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
La trichinose du système nereux central. Une observation.