Parasitic Infection of the Central Nervous System

2008 ◽  
pp. 213-219
Author(s):  
Martin Furr
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
The Central Nervous System

scholarly journals A STUDY ON A CASE OF SPINAL NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS: A RARE CASE REPORT

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-45
Author(s):  
Piyush Modi ◽  
Rajeev Kumar Singh ◽  
K.S Shahi ◽  
Prateek Shakya
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system worldwide. However , cysticercosis affecting the spine is considered extremely rare. We report one case of spinal cysticercosis with review of literature.

scholarly journals Cysticercosis Involving Muscle of Mastication: A Review and Report of Two Cases

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarbjeet Singh ◽  
V. Sreenivasan ◽  
Kanika Garg ◽  
Nikhel Dev Wazir ◽  
Jaspal Singh Rajput ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Taenia Solium ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Primary Site ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Temporalis Muscle ◽  
Mri Findings ◽  
Larval Stages ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larval stages of the parasitic cestode,Taenia solium. It is a common disease in developing countries where it is also endemic. The central nervous system (CNS) is the most important primary site of infection and the disease can present with solitary or multiple space occupying lesions. Cases of cysticercosis presenting as isolated muscle mass (pseudotumours) without involvement of the CNS have also been recently described in the literature. We present two cases who presented to us with pain, swelling, and tenderness involving the temporalis muscle along with trismus. Ultrasonography and MRI findings were suggestive of cysticercosis involving the temporalis muscle which resolved after the albendazole therapy.

scholarly journals Spinal Neurocysticercosis: A Rare Variant of a Common Parasitic Infection

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (01) ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
Paulo Mesquita Filho ◽  
Nério Azambuja Junior ◽  
José Vanzin ◽  
Rafael Annes ◽  
Daniel Varela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Brain Parenchyma ◽  
Clinical Scenario ◽  
Nerve Roots ◽  
Csf Analysis ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Brain

Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection affecting the central nervous system, usually involving the brain parenchyma, intracranial subarachnoid space, or ventricular system. In rare cases, there is involvement of the spine (vertebral, epidural, subdural, arachnoid, or intramedullary). Even in endemic regions, this variant is rare, with an incidence below 5% of all patients. The diagnosis is made based on the symptoms, which can be very unspecific, imaging and CSF analysis, with biopsy as a possibility. Treatment is usually curative, but important deficits can develop, due to compression of the spinal cord or nerve roots, arachnoiditis, or meningitis. We present the case of a patient who developed this entity, with poor clinical scenario, and review the literature on the topic.

scholarly journals Intramedullary spinal cysticercosis

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason P. Sheehan ◽  
Jonas Sheehan ◽  
M. Beatriz Lopes ◽  
John A. Jane
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Cervical Spine ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Spinal Diseases ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Cysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system. It infrequently affects the spine, but when it does, it can present with symptoms similar to other more common spinal diseases. The authors present a case of isolated intramedullary cysticercosis of the cervical spine and review the literature.

scholarly journals Isolated Intramedullary Lumbar Spine Neurocysticercosis: A Rare Occurrence and Review of Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. e327-e336
Author(s):  
Anil Dhar ◽  
Sanjeev Dua ◽  
Hershdeep Singh
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Lumbar Spine ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Rare Occurrence ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Central Nervous System

AbstractNeurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system. Spinal cysticercosis is a rather rare clinical occurrence. Intramedullary (IM) spinal NCC is rarer still. Furthermore, cases of IM-NCC at lumbar levels are few and far between. We present a case of a 35-year-old male patient who was diagnosed to have IM-NCC at L2-3 level and was managed surgically with no recurrence at 2 years of follow-up. A systematic literature review (1992–2020) highlights it to be only the third case reported with exclusive lumbar involvement

scholarly journals Toxocariasis of the central nervous system: with report of two cases

2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra F. Moreira-Silva ◽  
Murilo G. Rodrigues ◽  
João L. Pimenta ◽  
Camila P. Gomes ◽  
Larissa H. Freire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Larva Migrans ◽  
Positive Serology ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis

Clinical involvement of the nervous system in visceral larva migrans due to Toxocara is rare, although in experimental animals the larvae frequently migrate to the brain. A review of the literature from the early 50's to date found 29 cases of brain involvement in toxocariasis. In 20 cases, various clinical and laboratory manifestations of eosinophilic meningitis, encephalitis, myelitis or radiculopathy were reported. We report two children with neurological manifestations, in which there was cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis with marked eosinophilia and a positive serology for Toxocara both in serum and CSF. Serology for Schistosoma mansoni, Cysticercus cellulosae, Toxoplasma and cytomegalovirus were negative in CSF, that was sterile in both cases. Improvement of signs and symptoms after specific treatment (albendazole or thiabendazole) was observed in the two cases. A summary of data described in the 25 cases previously reported is presented and we conclude that in cases of encephalitis and myelitis with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis and eosinophilia, parasitic infection of the central nervous system should be suspected and serology should be performed to establish the correct diagnosis and treatment.

In vitro release of the anti-gonadotropic hormone, schistosomin, from the central nervous system of Lymnaea stagnalis is induced with a methanolic extract of cercariae of Trichobilharzia ocellata

Parasitology ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 104 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. D. F. H. Schallig ◽  
M. J. M. Sassen ◽  
M. De Jong-Brink
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Lymnaea Stagnalis ◽  
Methanolic Extract ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
In Vitro Release ◽  
Intermediate Hosts ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Trichobilharzia Ocellata

SUMMARYInfection with digenetic trematodes causes an inhibition or complete cessation of fecundity in their intermediate hosts, freshwater snails. It has been demonstrated in the host–parasite combination Lymnaea stagnalis–Trichobilharzia ocellata that the action of the female gonadotropic hormones upon their target organs is inhibited by the peptide schistosomin. Schistosomin is produced in the central nervous system of the snail and released upon parasitic infection. In order to study the in vitro release of schistosomin, a bioassay was developed. Central nervous systems were incubated with either an acetic acid or a methanolic extract of larval stages of Trichobilharzia ocellata (miracidia, mother sporocysts, cercariae). The incubation media were chromatographed using HPLC and released schistosomin (-like material) was tested for bioactivity in the calfluxin bioassay. The in vitro release of schistosomin was only induced with a methanolic extract of cercariae. The nature of the cercarial factor is discussed.

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