Growth rate of cerebral hydatid cyst, with a review of the literature
Child's Nervous System, cilt.17, sa.12, ss.743-745, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 12
- Basım Tarihi: 2001
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s003810100498
- Dergi Adı: Child's Nervous System
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.743-745
- Anahtar Kelimeler: cerebral hydatid cyst, growth rate, embolism, cardiac echinococcosis
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.