Peculiaridades de la meningoencefalitis por Angiostrongylus cantonensis en América / Peculiarities of meningoencephalitis caused by I Angiostrongylus cantonensis I in America
Rev Neurol
; 45(12)dic 16, 2007. tab
Article
in Spanish
| CUMED
| ID: cum-39446
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RESUMEN
25 years ago was first reported in Cuba and in the western hemisphere an emergent disease eosinophilic meningoencephalitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis larvae, Aim, To collect in a summary form the accumulated experience and the findings of the study of this parasitosis during the period in the Western hemisphere, Development and conclusions, There have been collected the first evidences, the parasitological and malacological findings, the experimental and molecular studies on immunology and neuroimmunology, the clinic-pathological findings in children and adults with the particularities of this diseases in our environment with special emphasis in the never-before scientific findings reported; It has been documented the testimony, the main findings among the malacological studies, the role of the immunoglobulin E and the mechanism involved in the central nervous system, the intrathecal synthesis patterns of immunoglobulins and the clinical elements in children and adults(AU)
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Cuba
Database:
CUMED
Main subject:
Immunoglobulin E
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Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev Neurol
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Doctor Miguel Enriquez/Cuba
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Hospital Universitario Arnaldo Milián Castro/Cuba