Parasitic infections of the nervous system: features

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Parasitic infections of the nervous system: features. Meningitis, Encephalitis, Ventriculitis, Myelitis. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Neurological presentations

  • Meningitis
  • Encephalitis
  • Ventriculitis
  • Myelitis
  • Ischaemic stroke
  • Bleeding
  • Cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT)
  • Cerebral abscess

Neurological features

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Diagnostic tests

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References

  1. Finsterer J, Auer H. Parasitoses of the human central nervous system. J Helminthol 2013; 87:257-270.
  2. Dzikowiec M, Góralska K, Błaszkowska J. Neuroinvasions caused by parasites. Ann Parasitol 2017; 63:243–253.

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