Abstract
A 13-month-old boy developed eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, retinitis, and a protracted encephalopathy with severe residual deficits. The initial MR examination revealed diffuse periventricular white matter disease, and follow-up images showed atrophy. Brain biopsy, serology, and epidemiologic studies lead to the diagnosis of Baylisascaris procyonis infection, a parasitic disease contracted through exposure to soil contaminated by the eggs of a common raccoon intestinal roundworm. The pathologic, epidemiologic, and imaging features of this disease are herein reviewed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 415-420 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | American Journal of Neuroradiology |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - 29 Feb 2000 |