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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0864-0300</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-0300</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[ECIMED]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0864-03002019000400015</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Diagnóstico neuroinmunológico de meningoencefalitis eosinofílica producida por Angiostrongylus cantonensis]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Neuroimmunological diagnosis of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramo Robledo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandro]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dorta Contreras]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto Juan]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Facultad de Ciencias Médicas &#8220;Miguel Enríquez&#8221; Laboratorio Central de Líquido Cefalorraquídeo (LABCEL)]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-03002019000400015&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-03002019000400015&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-03002019000400015&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El diagnóstico de la meningoencefalitis por Angiostrongylus cantonensis se establece por la presencia de las larvas del helminto en el líquido cefalorraquídeo, pero esta evidencia es muy difícil de encontrar ya que las larvas son lábiles en este medio y no se hallan con frecuencia. Debido a que en Cuba, la presencia del parásito se remonta a 1981 y este parásito es el único que puede provocar esta enfermedad en el país, se realiza una revisión con el objetivo de revisar la literatura publicada sobre el tema para acopiar toda la evidencia que ayude al diagnóstico auxiliar de meningoencefalitis eosinofílica. Se propone que el estudio de la síntesis intratecal de IgE y C3c, unido al patrón de síntesis local de IgA+IgG principalmente y de IgG1+ IgG2 resultan las más indicadas. Existen otras proteínas que pudieran auxiliar como la síntesis intratecal de C4 y en menor proporción MBL.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Diagnosis of meningoencephalitis due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis is based on the presence of helminth larvae in cerebrospinal fluid, but such evidence is very hard to find, since the larvae are labile in this medium and cannot be spotted easily. Based on the fact that presence of the parasite in Cuba dates back to 1981, and this is the only agent of the disease in the country, a review was conducted with the purpose of going over the published literature about the topic and gather evidence leading to the auxiliary diagnosis of eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. The study of the intrathecal synthesis of IgE and C3c, alongside the local synthesis pattern for IgA+IgG mainly and IgG1+IgG2, are proposed as the most appropriate. Other useful proteins are the intrathecal synthesis of C4 and to a lesser extent MBL.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[meningoencefalitis eosinofílica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Angiostrongylus cantonensis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[líquido cefalorraquídeo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[diagnóstico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[IgA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[IgG]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[IgG1]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[IgG2]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[C3c]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[C4]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[MBL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[eosinophilic meningoencephalitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Angiostrongylus cantonensis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cerebrospinal fluid]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[IgA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[IgG]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[IgG1]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[IgG2]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[C3c]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[C4]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[MBL]]></kwd>
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