A Case of Intracerebral Sparganum Mansoni

ABSTRACT

A patient is reported with sparganosis of the intracerebral region involving sparganum mansoni. This 40-year-old man had complained of focal motor seizure in right exitremities during the 18 months before operation. Brain CT scan revealed worm-like linear enhancement in left frontoparietal area. Left frontoparietal osteoplastic craniotomy was performed and a live sparganum mansoni was successfully removed from intracerebral region. This is very rare case in which a live sparganum mansoni was removed from the intracerebral region.