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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(2):198-202. Published online February 28, 1983.

A Case of Cerebral Paragonimiasis with Focal Epilepsy.

Sang Kee Park¹, Kwang Rhun Koo¹, Shin Chung Jee¹, Song Soo Moon¹, Chang Soo Ra¹

¹Department of Pediatric，College of Medicine，Chosun Universityt Korea

Abstract

Cerebral pa ragonimiasis is widely distributed in the Far East, particularly in Korea, Japan, Formosa, and the Philippines. It is characterized by seizure, headache, visual disturbance, mental deterioration, and motor and sensory disorders. We experienced a case of cerebral paragonimiasis in a 13 year-old female patient who was admitted because of Jacksonian-type epileptic fits and headache for 15 days and was diagnosed by P.W. skin test, eosinophilic count, plain skull x-rays, carotid angiogram, electroencepha- logram, and C-T scan. Her clinical symptoms were improved with Bithionol and phenobarbital therapy. A brief review of related literature is also presented.

Keywords :Cerebral; Paragonimiasis.