PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tatli, Mehmet
AU  - Guzel, Aslan
AU  - Altinors, Nur
TI  - Large primary cerebral hydatid cysts in children
DP  - 2006 Oct 01
TA  - Neurosciences Journal
PG  - 318--321
VI  - 11
IP  - 4
4099  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/11/4/318.short
4100  - http://nsj.org.sa/content/11/4/318.full
SO  - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2006 Oct 01; 11
AB  - Hydatid cyst disease in childhood is still a serious health problem in the rural areas of Turkey and other places where the parasite is endemic. The brain involvement rate varies from 1-2% in hydatid disease. Especially in children, hydatid cysts can grow to enormous sizes, and the cases can remain neurologically intact. In this report, a 7-year-old boy, a 15-year-old girl, and a 10-year-old girl, in whom large primary brain hydatid cysts were diagnosed radiologically and treated surgically, are presented. Severe headache in childhood should be taken into consideration carefully in countries where hydatid disease is seen.