title: Closing the Brief Case: Central Nervous System Sparganosis in a 53-Year-Old Thai Man.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Abigail L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand.
authors.forename: Nattapol
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pruetpongpun
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand.
authors.forename: Aubonphan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buppajarntham
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand.
authors.forename: Pansachee
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Damronglerd
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: Neil W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathumthani, Thailand anapisarn@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Anucha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Apisarnthanarak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D044466:Asian People; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D020809:Central Nervous System Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013031:Sparganosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013032:Sparganum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel
keywords: Thailand; central nervous system infections; confocal microscopy; helminths; sparganosis