Multiple hydatid cysts of the brain after surgery
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Hydatid cysts of the brain.
BACKGROUND Brain involvement with hydatid disease occurs in 1-2% of all Echinococcus granulosus infections. Cerebral hydatid cysts are usually supratentorial, whereas infratentorial lesions are quite rare. Objective of the study was to determine the clinical presentation and surgical outcome of cranial hydatidosis. METHODS This retrospective study was performed in the department of neurosurge...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.1.97