Metabolic changes during successful medical therapy for brain hydatid cyst: case report

Seckin H., Yagmurlu B., Yigitkanli K., Kars H. Z.

SURGICAL NEUROLOGY, cilt.70, sa.2, ss.186-189, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 70 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.05.047
  • Dergi Adı: SURGICAL NEUROLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.186-189
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: hydatid cyst, intracranial, albendazole, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, succinate, acetate, MAGNETIC-RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY, PROTON MR SPECTROSCOPY, ECHINOCOCCOSIS, PYRUVATE, MARKER
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Medical therapy for hydatid disease of the brain has been reported with encouraging results especially in small or medium-sized cysts. To date, no other case correlating the metabolite levels of the cyst with albendazole treatment has been reported.