title: [Two cases of rare cerebral hydatid cyst].
abstract: Hydatid cyst disease (Echinococcosis) is a parasitic illness that is rarely located in the brain. Primary cerebral hydatid cyst disease is rarely seen. We report here rare two cases presenting with sixth cranial nerve palsy with increased intracranial pressure syndrome due to primary cerebral hydatid cyst. A 5-year-old female and a 13-year-old boy complained of headache, strabismus, nausea, and vomiting. Neurological examination revealed sixth nerve palsy and papilloedema. The diagnosis was cerebral hydatid cyst disease and was confirmed with radiological and pathological investigations. Both cases were operated on. The cysts were removed without rupture, and therapy was completed with albendazole for a period of six months. They were symptom-free during the follow-up period. In conclusion, cerebral hydatid cyst disease should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of increased intracranial pressure syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Gaziantep Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Gaziantep, Türkiye, Turkey. dr.sedatisikay@mynet.com
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Işıkay
authors.forename: Kutluhan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Akgün
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ölmez
mesh_terms: D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D000293:Adolescent; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole