title: Albendazole treatment of cerebral hydatid disease: evaluation of results with CT and MRI.
abstract: We report a case of cerebral hydatid disease demonstrated by CT and MRI, treated with albendazole. Follow-up showed complete disappearance of the cysts with residual focal calcification on CT and presumed gliosis on MRI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, G. Papanikolaou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kalaitzoglou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drevelengas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petridis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palladas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole