Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Neurotoxocariasis

García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Sánchez, Sofia S.; Nicoletti, Alessandra

dc.contributor.author	Sánchez, Sofia S.
dc.contributor.author	García Lescano, Héctor Hugo
dc.contributor.author	Nicoletti, Alessandra
dc.date.accessioned	2018-11-30T02:09:31Z
dc.date.available	2018-11-30T02:09:31Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4027
dc.description.abstract	Human toxocariasis is one of the most prevalent helminthiases worldwide. Toxocara canis larvae can cross the blood-brain barrier leading to the neurotoxocariasis. The clinical presentation consists of a wide spectrum of neurological manifestations, but asymptomatic infection is probably common. Neurotoxocariasis is not a frequent diagnosis probably due to the non-specific nature of its symptoms as well as the lack of confirmatory diagnostic tests. Diagnosis of neurotoxocariasis is based on the presence of a high titer of anti-Toxocara antibody in the cerebrospinal fluid or in the serum, presence of eosinophilia in the serum or cerebrospinal fluid, and clinical and radiological improvement after anthelmintic therapy; however, universally accepted diagnostic criteria are lacking. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings include single or multiple, subcortical, cortical or white matter hyperintense lesions, best visualized on FLAIR and T2-weighted imaging, and usually isointense or hypointense on T1. These imaging findings are suggestive but not specific to neurotoxocariasis. Definitive diagnosis is made by histological confirmation, but it is rarely followed. This review provides an overview of the clinical manifestations, management options, and MRI findings of neurotoxocariasis.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	Frontiers Media
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Frontiers in Neurology
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject	central nervous system infections	en_US
dc.subject	helminths	en_US
dc.subject	myelitis	en_US
dc.subject	neurotoxocariasis	en_US
dc.subject	toxocariasis	en_US
dc.title	Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of Neurotoxocariasis	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.00053
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.255
dc.relation.issn	1664-2295