Objective: To investigate the clinical features of the patients with encephalopathy caused by food-borne parasites.
Methods: Questionnairing was carried out to collect and analyze clinical data of cerebral form of food-borne parasitic diseases in the hospital during the past five years.
Results: Among 190 discharged medical histories, 115 cases were valid for investigation, the number of males was 73, females 42, with a ratio of 1.74:1. Among these patients, 20.9% (24/115) had a history of eating raw meat. For discharge diagnosis, neurocysticercosis accounted for 92.2% (106/115), cerebral paragonimiasis 3.5% (4/115), sparganosis 2.6% (3/115), and angiostrongyliasis cantonensis and gnathostomiasis 0.9% (1/115) each. 13.9% (16/115) of the patients were hospitalized for three times or more.
Conclusion: More attention should be paid to food-borne parasitic encephalopathy.