Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909 may cause serious lesions, when invading muscle, bone, eye, midle ear, lungs or brain. A case of human lagochilascariasis in a 17years old Venezuelan woman, who developed signs of increased intracraneal pressure is reported. Current literature about lagochilascariasis and clinicopathologic aspects of central nervous system invasion are reviewed.
Lagochilascaris; Lagochilascariasis; Central nervous system infection