RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Large primary cerebral hydatid cysts in children
JF Neurosciences Journal
JO Neurosciences (Riyadh)
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 318
OP 321
VO 11
IS 4
A1 Mehmet Tatli
A1 Aslan Guzel
A1 Nur Altinors
YR 2006
UL http://nsj.org.sa/content/11/4/318.abstract
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.