A 13-month-old boy developed eosinophilic meningoencephalitis, retinitis, and a protracted
encephalopathy with severe residual deficits. The initial MR examination revealed diffuse …

The raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, is increasingly recognized as a cause of
zoonotic visceral, ocular, and neural larva migrans and, in particular, of devastating …

Baylisascaris procyonis, a parasitic infection of raccoons, causes severe neurologic disease
in humans when infective eggs from raccoon feces are ingested. Definitive diagnosis is …

Baylisascaris procyonis is a common and widespread parasite of raccoons in the United
States and Canada. With large raccoon populations occurring in many areas, the potential …

A case of Baylisascaris procyonis (BP) encephalitis is reported in a 2.5 year-old boy from
Chicago, Illinois, and a 17-year-old boy from Los Angeles, California, USA. The first boy was …

A 14-month-old previously healthy boy developed progressively worsening neurological
symptoms secondary to eosinophilic meningoencephalitis with myelitis caused by raccoon …

Raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) is a cause of devastating neural and ocular
disease. The first documented case of raccoon roundworm encephalitis in Canada, in a …

We report a remarkably good outcome in a 14-month-old boy with early clinical diagnosis
and aggressive empirical treatment of neural larva migrans caused by the raccoon …

Baylisascaris procyonis, the common raccoon ascarid, is known to cause life-threatening
visceral, neural, and ocular larva migrans in mammals and birds. Two human fatalities have …

Baylisascaris procyonis and Baylisascaris columnaris, the common roundworms of raccoons
and skunks, respectively, cause central nervous system disease in mammals and birds4 At …