title: Brain alveococcosis. Therapeutic experience in 14 cases.
abstract: Brain alveococcosis is a rare but threatening disease. In most cases, it metastasized to the brain with late liver or lung alveococcosis. In 14 cases, 8 were secondary, and 6 primary. Nine were treated operatively, 2 medically and 3 proved by autopsy. Eleven cases were monomassive, 2 were multifocal and 1 was extra-cerebral in the cranial base. According to our experiences, extirpation is a radical method, and can improve the cerebral function confirmed by BEAM. Long-period use of albendazole showed calcified lesions of CT and disappearance of clinical symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Lanzhou Medical College.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Qui
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D015766:Albendazole