title: Magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of spinal hydatid cyst disease. Case report.
abstract: A very rare case of multiple spinal hydatid disease causing paraplegia is presented. The neuroradiological evaluation included an MRI study. The surgical approach and the medical treatment of the disease is discussed, with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ozek
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Pamir
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erzen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*