Desórdenes neurológicos

Primary Cerebral Hydatid Cyst in an Adult Female Presenting with Seizures and Hemiparesis: A Case Report

Abstract

Ismail Ibrahim Ismail and Sarah Salama Foad

Hydatid disease is a rare parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus. It is endemic in many areas including the Middle-East and the Mediterranean countries. It mainly affects the liver and the lungs but can rarely affect other organs including the brain (Neurohydatidosis). Intracranial hydatid cysts account for 0.5-3% of all the cases of hydatid disease and contribute to 1-2% of all the intracranial space occupying lesions. We report a case of a 27 year-old female patient who presented with hemiparesis and seizures and was found to have a giant primary intracranial hydatid cyst arising in the right parietal lobe.