1. [Cerebral hydatid cyst: Clinical case and review of the literature].
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Acha-Sánchez JL, Yaya-Loo HJ, and Chipana-Sotomayor ME
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- Adult, Albendazole therapeutic use, Animal Husbandry, Anthelmintics therapeutic use, Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections complications, Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections drug therapy, Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections surgery, Combined Modality Therapy, Craniotomy, Echinococcosis complications, Echinococcosis drug therapy, Echinococcosis surgery, Frontal Lobe diagnostic imaging, Frontal Lobe parasitology, Humans, Male, Nausea etiology, Occupational Exposure, Paresis etiology, Parietal Lobe diagnostic imaging, Parietal Lobe parasitology, Peru, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Vomiting etiology, Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections diagnostic imaging, Echinococcosis diagnostic imaging
- Abstract
Hydatid disease is an accidental parasitosis, with brain location being rare. The case is reported of a 33year-old male, with no history of note, who was admitted to hospital with intracranial hypertension syndrome and right hemiparesis. Computed tomography showed a cystic lesion in the left frontal-parietal lobule. Surgery was performed by complete excision of the lesion, with a good outcome. Hydatid disease is a rare condition in the brain. Clinical suspicion is important for an early diagnosis. A review is presented on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of cerebral hydatid disease., (Copyright © 2016 Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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