title: Raccoon roundworm encephalitis.
abstract: Raccoon roundworm encephalitis is a rare but devastating infection characterized by progressive neurological decline despite attempted therapy. Patients present with deteriorating neurological function, eosinophilia, and history of pica or geophagia resulting in ingestion of the parasite. Neuroimaging studies demonstrate nonspecific findings of progressive white matter inflammation and cortical atrophy.
authors.affiliation: University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Pareen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Zachary
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Boyd
authors.forename: Brent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cully
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001199:Ascaridoidea; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D020809:Central Nervous System Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011821:Raccoons
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