Boero A M, Garaguso P, Navarré J
Division of Neurology, Ramos Mejia Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 1991 Mar;49(1):111-3. doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x1991000100018.
Cerebral sparganosis (CS) is a parasitic infection caused by the larva of Spirometra mansonoides. Rarely it can affect the human brain. We report the case of a 24-year old man from Paraguay who suffered from seizures and headache for one year. A frontal tumor was diagnosed by CT-scan and was subsequently resected. The pathological examination revealed a larva with Sparganum characteristics. The evolution of the patient was satisfactory. As far as we know, this is the first case of CS reported in South-America.
脑裂头蚴病（CS）是由曼氏迭宫绦虫幼虫引起的一种寄生虫感染。它很少会影响人类大脑。我们报告了一例来自巴拉圭的24岁男性病例，该患者癫痫发作和头痛已有一年。通过CT扫描诊断为额叶肿瘤，随后进行了切除。病理检查发现了一条具有裂头蚴特征的幼虫。患者的病情进展令人满意。据我们所知，这是南美洲报道的首例CS病例。
