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  • Title: Cranial epidural hydatid cysts: clinical report and review of the literature.
    Author: Cemil B, Tun K, Gurcay AG, Uygur A, Kaptanoglu E.
    Journal: Acta Neurochir (Wien); 2009 Jun; 151(6):659-62. PubMed ID: 19319472.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Cerebral hydatidosis accounts for approximately 1-3% of all cases of hydatid disease. METHOD: In this report, 32-year-old female with epidural multilocular hydatid cysts in the midline posterior parietal region is reported. FINDINGS: Most commonly, cerebral hydatid cysts are single lesions and locate in the watershed of the middle cerebral artery. CONCLUSIONS: However, cerebral epidural hydatid cysts seem to have a tendency occurring around in the highly vascularized venous sinus.
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