Unusual appearance of a cerebral hydatid cyst as a hemorrhagic infarct
Neurosciences. 2010; 15 (4): 275-276
in English
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ABSTRACT
We herein present a 32-year-old Lebanese woman with a history of cardiac hydatid cyst presenting with headache, confusion, and right arm clumsiness. A CT of the head showed hemorrhagic infarct of the left fronto-parietal lobe. Eleven months later, the subsequent development of hydatid cysts within the necrotic area of the infracted hemisphere suggested a cerebral hydatid embolism of cardiac origin. In patients with a positive history of hydatid disease, hydatid embolism should be considered in the differential diagnosis of stroke in young patients
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Type of study:
Case report
Language:
English
Journal:
Neurosciences
Year:
2010
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