Growth rate of cerebral hydatid cyst, with a review of the literature.
This extremely rare case was one of secondary solitary cerebral echinococcosis associated with possible cerebral thromboembolism. A 7-year-old girl living in a rural area was admitted to our hospital with a history of headache, right-sided hemiparesis, and dysphasia. She had been treated 6 months previously for a cerebral infarct, diagnosed from sudden altered consciousness and a myoclonic generalised convulsion. The growth rate determined for the cerebral hydatid cyst was about 4.5 cm during the 6-month period. In children a parasitic cyst can be the source of a cerebral embolus, particularly in areas where hydatid disease resulting from cardiac echinococcosis is endemic.
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Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey. mserdarkemaloglu@yahoo.com
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Acar
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D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed