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‘Oh my god’: live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world-first discovery (www.theguardian.com)

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Woman complained of forgetfulness and depression before doctors pulled out an 8cm roundworm normally found in pythons.

It was a fairly regular day on the ward for Canberra hospital infectious diseases physician Dr Sanjaya Senanayake, until a neurosurgeon colleague called him and said: “Oh my god, you wouldn’t believe what I just found in this lady’s brain – and it’s alive and wriggling.”

The neurosurgeon, Dr Hari Priya Bandi, had pulled an 8cm-long parasitic roundworm from her patient, prompting her to call on Senanayake and other hospital colleagues for advice about what to do next.

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[–] livus@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Don't be. The full case report shows there was a lot going on with her, enough to make them do a brain scan.

But yeah... don't eat grass that carpet pythons have been on.