title: Cerebral hydatid cysts in central India.
abstract: Four cases of hydatid cysts of the brain are reported. All of the patients were under 18 years of age. One presented with a localized erosion of the skull and a characteristic cracked-pot sign. Angiographic findings were most useful in their diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography