title: A very rare cause of childhood paraparesis: primary intradural extramedullary spinal hydatid cyst.
abstract: Hydatid disease is caused by the larval form of Echinococcus. Lung and liver are the most commonly affected sites. Primary intradural extramedullary hydatid disease is extremely rare; a 13-year-old girl with primary intradural hydatid cyst who presented with symptoms of paraparesis is discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey. levent.midyat@ege.edu.tr
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Midyat
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gökçe
authors.forename: Aşan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Onder
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Gabil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mursalov
authors.forename: Sevgi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mir
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020335:Paraparesis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D015766:Albendazole