Isolated cerebral hydatid cysts: a comparative study of two different types of presentations.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-89465
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To demonstrate the existence of two imaging patterns of cerebral hydatidosis and discuss its clinical importance. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective review of six cases of cerebral hydatidosis using various imaging techniques including CT, MRI, angiography and cystogram.RESULTS:
Clinically the most common findings included papilloedema, headache and vomiting. Two of the cases reported recurrence of symptoms and were reoperated. The first 4 cases presented the classical signs of unilocular well defined cysts while the last two cases had multilocular, often polygonal cysts with perifocal edema, calcification and membrane detachment.CONCLUSION:
Two radiologically and pathologically distinct subtypes of hydatidosis exist. Division into groups may assist decision over treatment protocol.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Brain
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Brain Diseases
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Child
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Malaria, Cerebral
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Adult
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Practice guideline
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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