Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System: Diagnosis and Treatment

1. Front Matter

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2. Historical Aspects of Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System

   • Nikolaos Syrmos, Vaitsa Giannouli, Evangelia Chatzinasiou, Foteini Chatzinasiou

   Pages 1-11

3. Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System in Mediterranean Countries and the Middle East

   • Mohammed Benzagmout, Meryem Himmiche

   Pages 13-23

4. Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System in South America

   • Claudia I. Menghi, Claudia L. Gatta

   Pages 25-33

5. Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System in Central and Eastern Europe

   • Raul Neghina, Villiam Šnábel, Branko Bobić, Olgica Djurković-Djaković, Roxana Moldovan, Claudia Borza et al.

   Pages 35-47

6. Hydatidosis of the Skull

   • Zahed Hossain

   Pages 49-59

7. Hydatidosis of the Brain

   • Faten Limaiem, Nidhameddine Kchir

   Pages 61-70

8. Intraventricular Hydatidosis

   • Sunil V. Furtado, Sumit Thakar

   Pages 71-82

9. Hydatidosis of the Spinal Cord

   • Anita Arsovska, Ante Popovski, Zoran Arsovski

   Pages 83-97

10. Hydatidosis of the Spine

    • Antonio Herrera, Jesus Mateo, Antonio Lobo-Escolar, Elena Ibarz, Luis Gracia

    Pages 99-119

11. Laboratory Findings of Patients with Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System

    • Dimitar Vuchev

    Pages 121-131

12. Imaging of Cerebral Hydatid Disease

    • Ahmed Abdel Khalek Abdel Razek, Omran Elshamam

    Pages 133-140

13. Imaging of Spinal Hydatid Disease

    • Alper Dilli, Umit Yaşar Ayaz, Ahmet Tuncay Turgut, Halil Arslan

    Pages 141-152

14. In Vivo Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System

    • Avinash K. Kanodia

    Pages 153-160

15. Surgical Treatment of Spinal Hydatidosis

    • Erdal Kalkan, Fatih Keskin, Fatih Erdi

    Pages 161-173

16. Surgical Treatment of Cerebral Hydatidosis

    • Sailike Duishanbai, Hao Wen

    Pages 175-184

17. Chemotherapy for Central Nervous System Hydatidosis

    • Sipho K. Dlamini, Ntobeko B. A. Ntusi

    Pages 185-192

18. Complications of Cerebral Hydatidosis

    • Fuad Sami Haddad

    Pages 193-212

19. Complications of Spinal Hydatidosis

    • Hideki Sudo

    Pages 213-222

20. Outcome and Follow-up of Patients with Cerebral Hydatidosis

    • Deme Raja Reddy

    Pages 223-234

Hydatid disease, a zoonotic infection caused by a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus, has been encountered in various organs in humans. In spite of all the advances in imaging techniques and therapeutic methods, hydatidosis of the central nervous system is still a life-threatening condition in infested areas of the world. This is the first comprehensive reference book on hydatidosis of the central nervous system. It is written and edited by leading international authorities from infested areas and provides an in-depth review of diagnosis and management. Clinical and neuroradiological findings are extensively documented with the aid of numerous original photographs and the role of surgical intervention and chemotherapy is carefully appraised. In addition, future avenues and innovative therapeutic philosophies are discussed. This book will serve as an ideal source of up-to-date information for all with an interest in this debilitating disease.

• Cerebral
• Chemotherapy
• Clinical Manifestation
• Prevention
• Spinal Cord

• Department of Neurosurgery, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey

  Mehmet Turgut

After gaining his MD from Ege University School of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey in 1984, Dr. Mehmet Turgut specialized in neurosurgery in Hacettepe University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Since 1995 he has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydın, Turkey. He has been principal investigator in a lot of major research projects and his research interests include infectious diseases of the central nervous system, clinic and laboratory investigations upon developmental neuroscience and neurosurgery, stereology, pineal research and melatonin, as well as medical history. Dr. Turgut, a member of Turkish Society of Hydatidology, serves as a member of editorial boards of many peer-reviewed international journals indexed by SCI-Expanded and other indexes He is an active experienced neurosurgeon who understands the needs of his colleagues related to craniospinal hydatidosis. Dr. Turgut has more than 250 publications and presentations to his name; most of the publications have been in peer-reviewed international journals and a considerable number have focused on hydatid disease.

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