Roundworm pulled from woman’s brain leaves doctors stunned #Shorts
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A neurosurgeon performing a biopsy pulled a roundworm, known as a parasite that infects snakes, from a woman's brain.
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In what scientists are calling a world first, a 3-inch worm was found alive after doctors performed surgery on the brain of an Australian woman.
The worm was pulled from a 64-year-old woman last year, who had been suffering from symptoms including stomach pain, cough, forgetfulness and depression, according to the findings documented in a study in the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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