

@article {11554,
	title = {{Neuroimaging and pathological findings in a child with cerebral sparganosis: Case report}},
	journal = {Journal of Neurosurgery},
	volume = {105},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {470{\textendash}472},
	abstract = {<p>The authors report the case of a 6-year-old boy with cerebral sparganosis due to infection with a plerocercoid tapeworm larva of Spirometra mansoni. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an area of irregular long T2 signal in the right frontal lobe. When compared with images obtained 2 year earlier, the lesion appeared to have migrated into the parietal lobe. During surgey for the removal of a granuloma, the parasite was discovered and excised. Following surgery, the patient{\{}$\backslash$textasciiacute{\}}s neurological deficits markedly improved. The authors review the pathological and imaging features of cerebal sparganosis.</p>
},
	author = {Bo, G and Xuejian, W}
}
