HealthWoman’s brain worm infection confirmed after eggs grow tails in lab test
A rice farmer in the Philippines experienced about a minute of uncontrollable shaking on the right side of her body. An MRI found fluid-surrounded nodules in her left frontal lobe, which doctors suspected were worm eggs. A New England Journal of Medicine case report says the condition may be neuroschistosomiasis caused by a blood fluke.
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Ars Technica★★☆☆☆2026-09-22 21:42Original
Woman’s brain worm infection confirmed after eggs grow tails in lab test
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