dong ##wu had been complaining of headaches for years before ##hand . year - old had also suffered frequent seizures but it was not clear why . subsequent tests revealed something was growing inside her brain . Surgeons eventually agreed to operate and removed 8 cm parasite . poisoning could be caused by eating live frogs , as Yin had as a child .
Yin Meng had been complaining of headaches for years before collapsing . 29-year-old had also suffered frequent seizures but it was not clear why . Hospital tests revealed something was growing inside her brain . Surgeons eventually agreed to operate and removed 8cm parasite . Sparaganosis can be caused by eating live frogs , as Yin had as a child .