DOI: 10.7554/elife.91149 ISSN:
How parasitic larvae affect the brain
Zin-Juan Klaft, Chris Dulla- General Immunology and Microbiology
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Medicine
- General Neuroscience
The release of the neurotransmitter glutamate by the parasitic tapeworm Taenia solium appears to be implicated in the pathophysiology of a widespread, but neglected, form of adult-onset epilepsy.