Efficacy comparison between long-term high-dose praziquantel and surgical therapy for cerebral sparganosis: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Daojun Hong (लेखक), Huiqun Xie (लेखक), Hui Wan (लेखक), Ning An (लेखक), Chunhua Xu (लेखक), Jun Zhang (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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BACKGROUND:Sparganosis is a parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of Spirometra mansoni in East and Southeast Asia. The plerocercoid larvae sometimes invade the encephalon, resulting in severe cerebral sparganosis. Surgical removal of the larvae is considered a standard therapy for c...