Cerebral echinococcosis (hydatid disease): investigations

Evidence-based neurology checklist on cerebral echinococcosis (hydatid disease): investigations: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): cyst locations Watershed zone of the middle cerebral artery (MCA): these are the most frequent sites Brainstem Thalamus Sylvian aqueduct Orbit Ventricle Magnetic…

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): cyst locations

  • Watershed zone of the middle cerebral artery (MCA): these are the most frequent sites
  • Brainstem
  • Thalamus
  • Sylvian aqueduct
  • Orbit
  • Ventricle

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): simple cysts

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): complicated (infected) cysts

Computed tomography (CT) brain: unilocular cysts

Computed tomography (CT) brain: multilocular cysts

Computed tomography (CT) chest and liver: signs

Diagnostic investigations

References

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