title: [Hydatid cyst of the brain. Apropos of a series of 14 cases].
abstract: The authors report a series of 14 cases of cerebral hydatid cysts. This is a rare site (1.5% of all sites) which usually presents in the form of intracranial hypertension, sometimes associated with localizing signs, the diagnosis is no longer a problem since the development of computed tomography. Treatment is exclusively surgical and the prognosis depends on the degree of preoperative neurological impairment. Twenty-eight per cent of cases had postoperative neurological sequelae which stresses the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie générale, CHU Fattouma Bourguiba, Monastir, Tunisie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamdi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ayachi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gargouri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mourad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014416:Tunisia
vernacular_title: Le kyste hydatique du cerveau. A propos d'une série de quatorze cas.