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

Highlights • Human Toxocariasis is an underestimated parasitic infection. • Involvement of the central nervous system is rare. • Neurological syndromes with Toxocara infection are nonspecific. • Patients with myelitis and eosinophilia should be tested for Toxocara. • Patient with encephalitis and eo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2017-03, Vol.154, p.94-97
Hauptverfasser:	Abir, Bouthouri, Malek, Mansour, Ridha, Mrissa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Animals Blood Central nervous system Encephalitis Enzymes Eosinophilia Eosinophilia - diagnosis Eosinophilia - etiology Female Humans Immunoglobulins Infections Infectious Encephalitis - diagnosis Infectious Encephalitis - etiology Laboratories Male Medical imaging Meningitis Middle Aged Myelitis Nervous system Neurology Neurosurgery Spinal cord Toxocara - pathogenicity Toxocariasis Toxocariasis - complications Toxocariasis - diagnosis Zoonoses
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Human Toxocariasis is an underestimated parasitic infection. • Involvement of the central nervous system is rare. • Neurological syndromes with Toxocara infection are nonspecific. • Patients with myelitis and eosinophilia should be tested for Toxocara. • Patient with encephalitis and eosinophilia should be tested for Toxocara.
ISSN:	0303-8467 1872-6968
DOI:	10.1016/j.clineuro.2017.01.016