Angiostrongylus meningoencephalitis: survival from minimally conscious state to rehabilitation

作者:Blair Nicholas F*; Orr Carolyn F; Delaney Anthony P; Herkes Geoffrey K
来源:Medical Journal of Australia, 2013, 198(8): 440-442.
DOI:10.5694/mja12.11085

摘要

The nematode Angiostrongylus cantonensis has spread down the eastern coast of Australia over recent decades. A healthy 21-year-old man developed life-threatening eosinophilic meningoencephalitis following ingestion of a slug in Sydney. We describe the first case of this severity in which the patient survived.

  • 出版日期2013-5-6