Angiostrongyliasis pathophysiology

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

The presence of parasitic worms burrowed in the neural tissue of the human CNS will cause obvious complications. All of the following will result in damage to the CNS:

1. Direct mechanical damage to neural tissue from the worms’ motion
2. Toxic by-products such as nitrogenous waste
3. Antigens released by dead and living parasites