Cerebral Cystic Echinococcosis

Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a neglected helminthic disease and major public health problem in several regions of the world. The zoonosis is caused by the larval stage of different cestode species belonging to the genus Echinococcus. CE can affect any organ with the liver and lungs being most commonly involved. The brain is involved in less than 2% of the cases. We report a case of a CE1 echinococcal cyst of the brain in an Iranian patient.

Cerebral hydatidosis: Exceptional and challenging form of neurohydatidosis (Review)

“…The brain remains an exceptional and unusual localization of human hydatidosis; its prevalence is estimated at 1-2% in large series [9][10][11]13,16]. Likewise, cerebral hydatidosis accounts for only less than 3% of all intracranial expansive processes [16,17].…”

“…It is not different from that of other brain tumors. It depends on the location, size, and number of cysts [9,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][23][24][25][26][27][28].…”

“…Headache remains by far the most common symptom; otherwise, cerebral hydatidosis can be manifested by: focal neurological signs (motor deficits such as hemiplegia or hemiparesis), cerebellar syndrome, seizures, disturbances of consciousness, and/or signs of intracranial hypertension (headache, vomiting, and visual disturbances) [9,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]20,[23][24][25][26][27][28]. More rarely the clinical presentation can be misleading and remains unknown for a long time: psychiatric manifestations such as memory disorders, personality disorders, change of character, agitation, and depressive syndrome [9,30].…”

“…Involvement of CNS during human hydatidosis (neurohydatidosis) remains exceptional and often very difficult to diagnose [9,10]. The majority of cases are reported as sporadic observations [9][10][11][12][13]. This location is characterized by its severity, these heavy functional repercussions and can sometimes be fatal [9,10].…”

Nursing Care of a Patient with Cerebral Hydatid Cyst According to Orem's Self-Care Deficiency Theory

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Echinococcus granulosus larvalarının neden olduğu kist hidatik, zoonotik kaynaklı paraziter bir hastalıktır. 1,2 Parazitin ana konağı köpekler, ara konakları ise koyun, keçi, sığır ve domuzdur. 3 İnsanlar, konak hayvanlarla temasta bulunur ve kontamine olmuş yiyecekleri tüketirse enfekte olurlar.

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