Angiostrongylus meningoencephalitis: survival from minimally conscious state to rehabilitation

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作者：
Blair, Nicholas F. [1 ]
Orr, Carolyn F. [2 ]
Delaney, Anthony P. [1 ]
Herkes, Geoffrey K. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Royal N Shore Hosp, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[2] Macquarie Univ Hosp, Sydney, NSW, Australia
[3] Univ Sydney, Northern Clin Sch, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
来源：
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA | 2013年 / 198卷 / 08期
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D O I：
10.5694/mja12.11085
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
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.
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