A Case of Intracerebral Sparganum Mansoni.
- Author:
Jin Young YOUM
1
;
Tae Dong KIM
;
Shi Hun SONG
;
Kwan Tae KIM
;
Youn KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Taejeon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Sparganosis;
Sparganum mansoni;
Osteoplastic craniotomy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Brain;
Craniotomy;
Humans;
Seizures;
Sparganosis;
Sparganum*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1987;16(3):847-852
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A patient is reported with sparganosis of the intracerebral region involving sparganum mansoni. This 40-year-old man had complained of focal motor seizure in right exitremities during the 18 months before operation. Brain CT scan revealed worm-like linear enhancement in left frontoparietal area. Left frontoparietal osteoplastic craniotomy was performed and a live sparganum mansoni was successfully removed from intracerebral region. This is very rare case in which a live sparganum mansoni was removed from the intracerebral region.
