Table 1 Clinical, treatment, ELISA and MRI information for 18 children with cerebral sparganosis
From: Cerebral sparganosis in children: epidemiological, clinical and MR imaging characteristics
Case | Age/sex | Ingestion of pathways | Presenting symptom(s) | Results of ELISA | Treatment | MRI follow-up period (m) | MRI enhancement Patterns | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Serum | CSF | |||||||
1 | 6/F | Frog (2y ago) | Headache, altered mental status |  + | + | Praziquantel | NF | tortuous linear shaped enhancement |
2 | 3/M | NI | Seizures |  + | + | Degenerated worm removed | NF | serpiginous tubular enhancement |
3 | 5/M | NI | Hemiparesis, dizziness |  + | + | Praziquantel | 2 | beaded enhancement |
4 | 11/M | NI | Headache, seizures |  + | + | Praziquantel | NF | ring enhancement |
5 | 14/F | Frog (6y ago) | Altered mental status |  + | + | Praziquantel | 6 | tortuous linear shaped enhanceme |
6 | 4/F | Untreated water (for 1y) | Hemiparesis |  + | + | Removal of live worm | NF | ring enhancement |
7 | 7/M | NI | Headache, blurred vision, palsy |  + | + | Praziquantel | 1 | beaded enhancement |
8 | 13/M | uncooked crabs (8y ago) | Seizures, altered mental status |  + | + | Praziquantel | 5 | beaded enhancement |
9 | 15/M | NI | Headache, projectile vomiting |  + | + | Degenerated worm removed | NF | ring enhancement |
10 | 9/F | NI | Hemiparesis |  + | + | Praziquantel | 7 | comma shaped and ring enhancement |
11 | 12/M | uncooked crabs (6y ago) | Seizures, hemiparesis |  + | + | Praziquantel | NF | beaded enhancement |
12 | 9/F | NI | Headache, intermittent seizures |  + | + | Live worm removed | 7 | serpiginous tubular enhancement |
13 | 9/M | NI | Headache, seizures, blurred vision |  + | + | Praziquantel | 5 | nodular enhancement |
14 | 10/M | NI | Headache, altered mental status |  + | + | Praziquantel | NF | beaded enhancement |
15 | 7/F | NI | Seizures |  + | + | Praziquantel | 3 | beaded enhancement |
16 | 5/M | NI | Seizures, dizziness |  + | + | Praziquantel | NF | serpiginous tubular enhancement |
17 | 6/F | NI | Altered mental status |  + | + | Praziquantel | 7 | nodular enhancement |
18 | 17/F | Untreated water (for 5y) | Seizures |  + | + | Praziquantel | NF | beaded enhancement |