ReviewContinuum (Minneapolis, Minn.)2021
Parasitic Infections of the Nervous System.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical Presentation, Management and Outcome of Cerebral Echinococcosis in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Neuroinvasive Free-Living Amoebae Pathogenesis, Neuroinflammation and Therapeutic Challenges.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Pathogens of the Human Central Nervous System-the Major Protozoan Parasites and Helminths.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Mechanisms of parasite-mediated disruption of brain vessels.FEBS letters · 2026Review
- Calcified Neurocysticercosis: Understanding Dead (Not Necessarily Inactive) Parasites.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Review
- Calcified cerebral toxoplasmosis associated with recurrent perilesional edema causing neurological manifestations in an HIV-infected individual: case report with a decade-long follow-up.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2024Article
- Brain Abscesses in the Tropics.Current tropical medicine reports · 2023Article
- Reversibility of Tumor-like Lesions: Meticulous Diagnosis for Treatable Brain Diseases.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2023Article
- Metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2023Article
- Neurocysticercosis in non-endemic regions: The experience of Qatar.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Evaluation of imaging methods in cerebral toxoplasmosis.Polish journal of radiology · 2023Review
- Human Neurocysticercosis: An Overview.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Quality of life in patients with symptomatic epilepsy due to neurocysticercosis.Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2022Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis article reviews how parasites affect the human nervous system, with a focus on four parasitic infections of major public health importance worldwide, two caused by protozoa (malaria and toxoplasmosis) and two by helminths (neurocysticercosis and schistosomiasis). RECENT
findingsParasitic infections in humans are common, and many can affect the central nervous system where they may survive unnoticed or may cause significant pathology that can even lead to the death of the host. Neuroparasitoses should be considered in the differential diagnosis of neurologic lesions, particularly in individuals from endemic regions or those with a history of travel to endemic regions. SUMMARY: Cerebral malaria is a significant cause of mortality, particularly in African children, in whom infected red blood cells affect the cerebral vessels, causing severe encephalopathy. Neurocysticercosis is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide and has varied clinical presentations, depending on the number, size, and location of the parasites in the nervous system as well as on the host's inflammatory response. Toxoplasmosis is distributed worldwide, affecting a significant proportion of the population, and may reactivate in patients who are immunosuppressed, causing encephalitis and focal abscesses. Schistosomiasis causes granulomatous lesions in the brain or the spinal cord.
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