Abstract
A female patient with primary multiple cerebral hydatid cysts is described. Initial deterioration was followed several months later by reversible episodes of right hemiparesis, aphasia and sphincteral incontinence. This clinical picture has not been described in the literature and the etiopathogenic mechanism is uncertain.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Brain / physiopathology*
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Echinococcosis / complications
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Echinococcosis / physiopathology*
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Hemiplegia / etiology
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Hemiplegia / physiopathology
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Humans
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Klebsiella / isolation & purification
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Urinary Tract / microbiology