doctors find worm in woman's brain

[Amby 490]

Doctors in Arizona thought a Phoenix-area woman had a possible brain tumor, but it turned out there was something else penetrating her brain – a worm.

Rosemary Alvarez started experiencing numbness in her arm and blurred vision. She went to the emergency room twice and had a cat scan, but everything came up clear, MyFOXPhoenix.com reported

It wasn’t until doctors took a closer look at an MRI that they discovered something very disturbing.

“Once we saw the MRI we realized this is something not good,” neurosurgeon, Dr. Peter Nakaji told the news station. “It's something down in her brain stem which is as deep in the brain as you can be.”

Alvarez was wheeled into surgery where Nakaji and his colleagues were expecting to remove a tumor, but they uncovered a worm instead.

On a video of the surgery, Nakaji can be heard chuckling after he made the discovery.

“I'm sure this is a very strange response for the people in the operating room,” he told MyFOXPhoenix.com. “But because I was so pleased to know that it wasn't going to be something terrible.”

Doctors removed the worm and don't believe Alvarez will have any lingering health problems. No one knows exactly where she picked up the worm –- doctors said worms can come from eating undercooked pork or spread by people who don’t wash their hands after using the bathroom, according to the report.

“It only takes one person who is spreading it constantly to get a lot of people exposed and some of those people are going to go on to develop this problem,” Nakaji said.

Alvarez, who is now healthy and has resumed normal activities such a playing ball with family in her backyard, said she hopes people learn this lesson from her story.

“Wash your hands, wash your hands,” she added.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,455067,00.html

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

r u sure thats a worm and not erics dingdong?

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Doctors in Arizona thought a Phoenix-area woman had a possible brain tumor, but it turned out there was something else penetrating her brain – a worm.

Rosemary Alvarez started experiencing numbness in her arm and blurred vision. She went to the emergency room twice and had a cat scan, but everything came up clear, MyFOXPhoenix.com reported

It wasn’t until doctors took a closer look at an MRI that they discovered something very disturbing.

“Once we saw the MRI we realized this is something not good,” neurosurgeon, Dr. Peter Nakaji told the news station. “It's something down in her brain stem which is as deep in the brain as you can be.”

Alvarez was wheeled into surgery where Nakaji and his colleagues were expecting to remove a tumor, but they uncovered a worm instead.

On a video of the surgery, Nakaji can be heard chuckling after he made the discovery.

“I'm sure this is a very strange response for the people in the operating room,” he told MyFOXPhoenix.com. “But because I was so pleased to know that it wasn't going to be something terrible.”

Doctors removed the worm and don't believe Alvarez will have any lingering health problems. No one knows exactly where she picked up the worm –- doctors said worms can come from eating undercooked pork or spread by people who don’t wash their hands after using the bathroom, according to the report.

“It only takes one person who is spreading it constantly to get a lot of people exposed and some of those people are going to go on to develop this problem,” Nakaji said.

Alvarez, who is now healthy and has resumed normal activities such a playing ball with family in her backyard, said she hopes people learn this lesson from her story.

“Wash your hands, wash your hands,” she added.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,455067,00.html

It seems rather odd to me that Nakaji can chuckle about cystericosis (which isn't at all funny).

[almaty 19]

looks like a wigworm

[almaty 19]

looks like a wigworm

[HAL 9000 96]

Hmmmm...

[Nagishkaw 510]

And the worms ate into his brain.

[HAL 9000 96]

And the worms ate into his brain.

that must explain the itchy feet and fading smiles.

[Nagishkaw 510]

0h by the way, which one's Pink?

[HAL 9000 96]

0h by the way, which one's Pink?

Not sure, but he isn't well, he stayed back at the hotel.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Hmm...Well, the worm eat only the dead parts of the brain (non vacularized).

I will not be surprised how many people have worms inside their bodies.

[warriorprincess 0]

{Doctors removed the worm and don't believe Alvarez will have any lingering health problems. No one knows exactly where she picked up the worm –- doctors said worms can come from eating undercooked pork or spread by people who don’t wash their hands after using the bathroom, according to the report.

“It only takes one person who is spreading it constantly to get a lot of people exposed and some of those people are going to go on to develop this problem,” Nakaji said.

Alvarez, who is now healthy and has resumed normal activities such a playing ball with family in her backyard, said she hopes people learn this lesson from her story.

“Wash your hands, wash your hands,” she added.}

I wonder how many people in restaurants and fast food outlets actually wash their hands after using the toilet. {shuddering}

At least the docs were able to find out what was wrong with her.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Oh, these parasites could be killed if it's below 4 degrees F and over boiling point of water. Make sure you cook your food well. And, sushi...Well, I'll tell you about a case study of this Japanese.

He's a big fan of sushi, always trying to get the rawest fish at the market. Three years before he suffered from the accident in 2002 from a minor vehicle collision he had this severe migrane. He ignored it, and it eventually passed. After the accident he was brought to the Stanford University Medical Center with a crack open skull. The top portion of his scalp, and brain was eaten by a tumor. The medical team from San Mateo took pictures of his ordeal.

Here's the story, and very graphic picture. Be Ware.

[HAL 9000 96]

Oh, these parasites could be killed if it's below 4 degrees F and over boiling point of water. Make sure you cook your food well. And, sushi...Well, I'll tell you about a case study of this Japanese.

He's a big fan of sushi, always trying to get the rawest fish at the market. Three years before he suffered from the accident in 2002 from a minor vehicle collision he had this severe migrane. He ignored it, and it eventually passed. After the accident he was brought to the Stanford University Medical Center with a crack open skull. The top portion of his scalp, and brain was eaten by a tumor. The medical team from San Mateo took pictures of his ordeal.

Here's the story, and very graphic picture. Be Ware.

Or buy good quality fresh fish. Parasites are so lame. Damn parasites.

[Nagishkaw 510]

paramecium...ewwwwww.