Cerebral larval infection presenting as delayed encephalopathy and nonconvulsive status epilepticus: a case report
Adult cerebral Toxocara canis larval infections are rare. Humans are infected by contacting soil that contains infectious eggs or by eating undercooked meat. We encountered a patient with cerebral T. canis infection who showed recurrent altered mentality with nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE)....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Encephalitis and Neuroinflammation Society
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Encephalitis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.encephalitisjournal.org/upload/pdf/encephalitis-2021-00024.pdf |