'We All Felt A Bit Sick': Neurosurgeon Stunned By Source Of Patient's Mystery Symptoms
1 year, 6 months ago

'We All Felt A Bit Sick': Neurosurgeon Stunned By Source Of Patient's Mystery Symptoms

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LOADING ERROR LOADING CANBERRA, Australia — A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi was performing a biopsy through a hole in the 64-year-old patient’s skull at Canberra Hospital last year when she used forceps to pull out the parasite, which measured 8 centimeters, or 3 inches. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi was performing a biopsy through a hole in the 64-year-old patient’s skull at Canberra Hospital last year when she used forceps to pull out the parasite. We’ve just removed a live worm from this patient’s brain,’” Senanayake said.

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‘Alive and wriggling’ parasitic worm removed from brain of Australian woman
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‘Alive and wriggling’ parasitic worm removed from brain of Australian woman

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Live worm removed from brain of woman who complained of mystery symptoms
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Live worm removed from brain of woman who complained of mystery symptoms

LA Times  

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India TV News  

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5-Inch Worm That Lived Inside Chinese Man's Brain For 17 Years Removed After Surgery
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5-Inch Worm That Lived Inside Chinese Man's Brain For 17 Years Removed After Surgery

News 18  

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