title: Albendazole treatment of multiple cerebral hydatid cysts: case report.
abstract: A patient with primary multiple cerebral hydatid cysts was treated with albendazole. The daily dose was 10 mg/kg, taken 3 times a day with main meals, in 4 one-month courses separated by intervals of 15 days. Computerized tomography did not reveal any cerebral cysts at the end of therapy; complete calcification was observed at the sites of previous cysts 12 months later. Albendazole was very well tolerated. The results of therapy suggest that albendazole is a valuable contribution to the treatment of cerebral hydatid cysts.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Todorov
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vutova
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Petkov
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Balkanski
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D015766:Albendazole