Suspected to be due to the love of eating raw food Cysts invaded the brain car sudden epilepsy brain dig out cysticers

Henan Hanzi, who drove a truck in Quan, loved to eat drunken shrimp, but unexpectedly suffered from "sheep epilepsy", fortunately, he fell ill when stopping, which did not cause tragedy

N Haidu reporter Xia Yuqing correspondent Lin Juan

Haidu News The driver was most afraid of sudden illness when driving, and the truck driver Mr. Lu encountered this situation, suddenly convulsed in the cab, and then passed out, fortunately after stopping, did not cause tragedy. After Mr. Lu went to the hospital for examination, he was diagnosed

Severe epilepsy, but can not find the cause, until not long ago again onset of illness sent to the hospital, in the head dug out 3 dead cysticer worms, completely cured. Doctors suspect that the brain parasite causes epilepsy and is related to his penchant for eating raw food.

<h1>Sudden seizures in the car</h1>

Haidu reporter learned that Mr. Lu is 48 years old this year and has been working in Fujian for more than 10 years.

In April, after he parked his truck on the side of the road in Quanzhou, he suddenly convulsed violently all over his body and then lost consciousness until he was woken up by a nearby security guard an hour later, only to find that his tongue had been bitten. Mr. Ash was glad he had escaped the disaster, if he had driven

On the way, the consequences are unimaginable.

After that, he returned to his hometown of Henan for treatment and was diagnosed with epilepsy. However, he had no family history and accidental brain injury, and he went to many hospitals and could not confirm the cause. During this period, I took drugs to treat epilepsy and my condition improved a lot.

At the end of last month, Mr. Lu, who returned to Fuzhou to continue working, suddenly felt that his left hand was numb, his fingers were gradually losing strength, and after an hour, his whole face was swollen red, his lips were bruised, and his limbs twitched violently on the ground, and he had no consciousness. The workers looked very good

Like a "sheep epileptic wind" attack, he was rushed to Fuqing City Hospital.

The head CT showed that Mr. Lu's right temporal lobe was abnormal and could not be handled by Fuqing City Hospital, and he was subsequently transferred to the Neurosurgery Department of the 900th Hospital of the Plasterone Joint Logistics Support Force (formerly Fuzhou General Hospital).

<h1>Dig out the cysts in the brain</h1>

Yang Pengfan, the chief physician who received the consultation, found that There were 3 small things in Mr. Lu's right temporal lobe, which should be the cause of epilepsy. Combined with Mr. Lu's symptoms and medical history, the doctor suspected that the parasite entered the back of the brain and died of granuloma formed in the brain. This is the case

Although rare, similar patients have been treated in the hospital's epilepsy center.

Through minimally invasive surgery, Director Yang's team dug out 3 small hard lumps with a diameter of 70 to 8 mm in Mr. Lu's brain. The results of the pathological analysis confirmed Director Yang's judgment that it was the granuloma formed by the cysticercosis.

Subsequent detailed examinations did not find any residual parasites in Mr. Lu's body. Director Yang said that it should be the drug he took before, which played a role in killing insects.

Mr. Lu said that after so many years in Fujian, he usually loves to eat drunken shrimp, sashimi and so on. Doctors told him that the most common route of cysticercosis infection was unclean raw food.

"Once the parasite gets into the brain and wanders inside, it's very dangerous. In addition to epilepsy, it can also cause hemiplegia, coma, and even death. Director Yang reminded that in addition to seafood, snakes, field chickens and even pork may also have parasites in them, which can be killed through high temperatures

Dead, so be sure to cook.

Editor: Li Shuai