The parasite - usually found in pythons - could have been there for two months, scientists say.
In a world first, scientists say that an 8cm worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman.
"Even if you take away the yuck factor, this is a new infection never documented before in a human being."roundworm is common in carpet pythons - non-venomous snakes found across much of Australia. There began what doctors have called an "unusual constellation of symptoms" of stomach pain, a cough, night sweats and diarrhoea that escalated into increasing forgetfulness and worsening depression.
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