Eiosinophilic meningoencephalitis is caused by -a) Gnathostoma spinigerumb) Naegleriac) Toxocara canisd) Angiostrongylus cantonensis: (A) b, (B) c, (C) ad, (D) ab
Answer is C. Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis


Meningoencephalitis, in which there is > 20% eosinophilic pleocytosis in C.S.F.


Eosinophilic meningoencephilitis is caused by


Angiostrongylus cantonensis (most common)
Gnathostoma spinigerum


Naegleria causes primary amoebic meningoencephilitis but it is not an eosinophilic meningoencephalitis.