Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings of the Intracerebral Alveolar Echinococcosis

Okur A., OĞUL H., ŞENGÜL G., Karaca L., Nalbantoglu N. G., Kantarci M.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.25, no.4, pp.1352-1353, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0000000000000815
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1352-1353
  • Keywords: Alveolar echinococcosis, cerebral involvement, MR spectroscopy
  • Inonu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a parasitic infestation produced by Echinococcus multilocularis. The parasite is a rare human infestation with a wide geographic distribution. It primarily affects the liver, and may spread hematogenously to produce metastatic foci in the distant organs. AE can metastise to the lungs, brain and bones. Cerebral involvement is rare but may be lethal. Cerebral AE is a rare but life-threatening parasitic disease. Here we report a 52-year-old man with cerebellar involvement of Echinococcus multilocularis.