title: [Clinical analysis of 6 cases with cerebral sparganosis mansoni].
abstract: A retrospective study was carried out to analyze 6 cases of cerebral sparganosis mansoni in Huashan Hospital from August 2005 to August 2009. The epidemiological features, clinical characteristics, therapeutic approaches and outcome of this disease were investigated. Among the patients, 4 cases had a history of eating raw frogs or snakes. 5 showed eosinophilia in peripheral blood, all with positive anti-Sparganum mansoni antibody in serum and cerebrospinal fluid. Cerebral MRI showed placeholder in all patients. Diagnosis was confirmed by pathological examination of operation and species identification. All patients were cured by operation removal and praziquantel treatment.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Ningbo No.1 Hospitol, Ningbo 315010, China.
authors.forename: Xian-Han
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guang-Feng
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D055815:Young Adult