title: Young girl with multiple intracranial hydatid cyst.
abstract: 8 years young girl presented with uncontrolled seizures in obtunded and bedridden state. MRI brain showed multiple extra-axial coalescent cystic lesions in bilateral frontotemporo parietal regions - diagnosed as multiple hydatid cyst. We used irrigation saline during surgery and a total 35 cysts were removed intact, one by one separately and histologically confirmed as hydatid cyst. Postoperatively, patient showed marked neurological improvement and was seizure free.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery.
authors.forename: Nani
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Neuro-Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata - 700014, INDIA.
authors.forename: Debal
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laha
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Neuro-Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata - 700014, INDIA.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Gangopadhyay
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Mohanty
keywords: Hydatid cyst; Intracranial; Multiple