Intracranial sparganosis: an uncommon infection. Case report

J Neurosurg. 1984 Jun;60(6):1282-6. doi: 10.3171/jns.1984.60.6.1282.

Abstract

The first case of intracranial sparganosis to be reported from the United States is presented. The patient, a 27-year-old woman, complained of focal seizures involving the right lower extremity. A left parietal parasagittal craniotomy was performed, and a granuloma containing a sparganum was excised from the parietal lobe. The clinical and pathological features of sparganosis are reviewed. Only five cases of intracranial sparganosis have previously been described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Diseases / parasitology
  • Brain Diseases / pathology*
  • Brain Diseases / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Sparganosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Sparganosis / parasitology
  • Sparganosis / pathology*
  • Sparganosis / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed