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Cerebral Echinococcosis
Echinococcus granulosus can produce hydatid cysts (HCs) commonly in liver and lung. Central nervous system HCs are rare and comprise 2 3%. We found a 25-year-old woman with a medium cerebral HC. She had a rare manifestation, sudden onset of seizure with no other clinical findings 2 hours before admission. Brain CT-scan showed a medium round hypodense lesion at left hemisphere. She had several c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2383-2894
DOI: 10.17795/zjrms-2202