Woman's brain worm infection confirmed after eggs grow tails in lab test
There is no single definitive test for these worms, but the tail is fairly convincing.
A woman in the Philippines experienced sudden, uncontrolled shaking in her right arm and leg. Initially appearing healthy, the woman visited the emergency department when the shaking lasted for roughly one minute. Despite the doctors' examination, no abnormalities were detected. Upon further investigation, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan revealed clusters of nodules filled with fluid in her left frontal lobe.
Upon suspicion, the diagnosis was neuroschistosomiasis, an uncommon complication arising from a Schistosoma parasitic worm infection. The case was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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