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Central Nervous System Helminthiasis

MedGen UID:
156024
•Concept ID:
C0752185
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: CNS Helminthiases; CNS Helminthiasis; Helminthiases, CNS; Helminthiasis, Central Nervous System; Helminthiasis, CNS

Definition

Infections of the BRAIN; SPINAL CORD; or MENINGES caused by HELMINTHS (parasitic worms). [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCentral Nervous System Helminthiasis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Neurocysticercosis: an update on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Pineda-Reyes R, White AC Jr
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2022 Jun 1;35(3):246-254. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000831. PMID: 35665719
Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis: 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).
White AC Jr, Coyle CM, Rajshekhar V, Singh G, Hauser WA, Mohanty A, Garcia HH, Nash TE
Clin Infect Dis 2018 Apr 3;66(8):e49-e75. doi: 10.1093/cid/cix1084. PMID: 29481580Free PMC Article
Clinical symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of neurocysticercosis.
Garcia HH, Nash TE, Del Brutto OH
Lancet Neurol 2014 Dec;13(12):1202-15. Epub 2014 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70094-8. PMID: 25453460Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The Significance of Perfusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Evaluating the Pathological Biological Activity of Cerebral Alveolar Echinococcosis.
Wang F, Gao X, Rong J, Wang J, Xing H, Yang J, Li X, Qin Y, Wang J
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2022 Jan-Feb 01;46(1):131-139. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001253. PMID: 35099145
Intracranial Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Cerebral Paragonimiasis in Pediatric Patients.
Li L, Zhang Y, Zhu J, Zhai X, Cai J, He L, Liang P
Pediatr Neurol 2020 Aug;109:47-51. Epub 2020 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.03.018. PMID: 32386792
Late diagnosis of central nervous system involvement associated with lethal dissemination of Strongyloides stercoralis in an advanced HIV patient from Nigeria.
Ursini T, Polilli E, Fazii P, Ieraci A, Sindici G, Parruti G
Int J Infect Dis 2013 Apr;17(4):e280-2. Epub 2013 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.11.031. PMID: 23414737
Neurotoxocarosis.
Finsterer J, Auer H
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2007 Sep-Oct;49(5):279-87. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652007000500002. PMID: 18026633
Raccoon roundworm encephalitis.
Murray WJ, Kazacos KR
Clin Infect Dis 2004 Nov 15;39(10):1484-92. Epub 2004 Oct 27 doi: 10.1086/425364. PMID: 15546085

Diagnosis

Case Report: Angiostrongylus cantonesis Myelitis in Thailand.
Nuntawit T, Sribenjalux W, Meesing A
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 Aug 16;105(4):1124-1126. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0478. PMID: 34270455Free PMC Article
Raccoon roundworm encephalitis.
Mehta P, Boyd Z, Cully B
Pediatr Radiol 2010 Nov;40(11):1834-6. Epub 2010 Apr 17 doi: 10.1007/s00247-010-1625-7. PMID: 20411256
Neurotoxocarosis.
Finsterer J, Auer H
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2007 Sep-Oct;49(5):279-87. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652007000500002. PMID: 18026633
Severe and fatal central nervous system disease in humans caused by Baylisascaris procyonis, the common roundworm of raccoons: a review of current literature.
Wise ME, Sorvillo FJ, Shafir SC, Ash LR, Berlin OG
Microbes Infect 2005 Feb;7(2):317-23. Epub 2005 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2004.12.005. PMID: 15715975
Raccoon roundworm encephalitis.
Murray WJ, Kazacos KR
Clin Infect Dis 2004 Nov 15;39(10):1484-92. Epub 2004 Oct 27 doi: 10.1086/425364. PMID: 15546085

Therapy

Case Report: Angiostrongylus cantonesis Myelitis in Thailand.
Nuntawit T, Sribenjalux W, Meesing A
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 Aug 16;105(4):1124-1126. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0478. PMID: 34270455Free PMC Article
Cerebral Paragonimiasis With Hemorrhagic Stroke in a Developed Country.
Kashida Y, Niiro M, Maruyama H, Hanaya R
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2018 Oct;27(10):2648-2649. Epub 2018 Jul 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.05.033. PMID: 30031686
The Brief Case: Central Nervous System Sparganosis in a 53-Year-Old Thai Man.
Carlson AL, Pruetpongpun N, Buppajarntham A, Damronglerd P, Anderson NW, Apisarnthanarak A
J Clin Microbiol 2017 Feb;55(2):352-355. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01328-16. PMID: 28122993Free PMC Article
Late diagnosis of central nervous system involvement associated with lethal dissemination of Strongyloides stercoralis in an advanced HIV patient from Nigeria.
Ursini T, Polilli E, Fazii P, Ieraci A, Sindici G, Parruti G
Int J Infect Dis 2013 Apr;17(4):e280-2. Epub 2013 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.11.031. PMID: 23414737
Ascariasis-associated worm encephalopathy in a young child.
Jat KR, Marwaha RK, Panigrahi I, Gupta K
Trop Doct 2009 Apr;39(2):113-4. doi: 10.1258/td.2008.080244. PMID: 19299301

Prognosis

Case Report: Angiostrongylus cantonesis Myelitis in Thailand.
Nuntawit T, Sribenjalux W, Meesing A
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2021 Aug 16;105(4):1124-1126. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0478. PMID: 34270455Free PMC Article
Intracranial Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Cerebral Paragonimiasis in Pediatric Patients.
Li L, Zhang Y, Zhu J, Zhai X, Cai J, He L, Liang P
Pediatr Neurol 2020 Aug;109:47-51. Epub 2020 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.03.018. PMID: 32386792
Fatal human eosinophilic meningo-encephalitis caused by CNS co-infection with Halicephalobus gingivalis and West Nile virus.
Anwar MA, Gokozan HN, Ball MK, Otero J, McGwire BS
Parasitol Int 2015 Oct;64(5):417-20. Epub 2015 Jun 5 doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.06.001. PMID: 26050925
Late diagnosis of central nervous system involvement associated with lethal dissemination of Strongyloides stercoralis in an advanced HIV patient from Nigeria.
Ursini T, Polilli E, Fazii P, Ieraci A, Sindici G, Parruti G
Int J Infect Dis 2013 Apr;17(4):e280-2. Epub 2013 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.11.031. PMID: 23414737
Neurotoxocarosis.
Finsterer J, Auer H
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo 2007 Sep-Oct;49(5):279-87. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652007000500002. PMID: 18026633

Clinical prediction guides

Intracranial Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Cerebral Paragonimiasis in Pediatric Patients.
Li L, Zhang Y, Zhu J, Zhai X, Cai J, He L, Liang P
Pediatr Neurol 2020 Aug;109:47-51. Epub 2020 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.03.018. PMID: 32386792
Multiple cerebral hydatid cysts. Report of a case with 24 pieces.
Yurt A, Avci M, Selçuki M, Ozer F, Camlar M, Uçar K, Taşli F, Altinörs N
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2007 Nov;109(9):821-6. Epub 2007 Aug 31 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.07.011. PMID: 17765392
The clinical, radiological and surgical aspects of cerebral hydatid cysts in children.
Tuzun Y, Kadioglu HH, Izci Y, Suma S, Keles M, Aydin IH
Pediatr Neurosurg 2004 Jul-Aug;40(4):155-60. doi: 10.1159/000081932. PMID: 15608487
Toxocariasis of the central nervous system: with report of two cases.
Moreira-Silva SF, Rodrigues MG, Pimenta JL, Gomes CP, Freire LH, Pereira FE
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 2004 Mar-Apr;37(2):169-74. Epub 2004 Apr 13 doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822004000200011. PMID: 15094904
Immunodiagnosis of human eosinophilic meningitis using an antigen of Angiostrongylus cantonensis L5 with molecular weight 204 kD.
Chye SM, Chang JH, Yen CM
Acta Trop 2000 Feb 25;75(1):9-17. doi: 10.1016/s0001-706x(99)00082-0. PMID: 10708002

Recent systematic reviews

Management of cystic echinococcosis complications and dissemination: where is the evidence?
Dziri C, Haouet K, Fingerhut A, Zaouche A
World J Surg 2009 Jun;33(6):1266-73. doi: 10.1007/s00268-009-9982-9. PMID: 19350321

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