Author(s)

N. D. A. Bankole^1,2*, M. Denou^1,2, M. C. Sayore^1,2, A. Melhaoui^1,2, M. Boutarbouch^1,2, Y. Arkha^1,2, A. Elouahabi^1,2, L. Rifi^1,2

¹Service de Neurochirurgie de l’Hôpital Des Spécialités Rabat, Morocco.
²Mohammed v University in Rabat, Rabat, Morocco.

Introduction: Hydatid cyst intracranial is an endemic parasitosis and rare of the order of 1% to 4% of the cases. The calcified cerebral hydatid cyst is even more exceptional, we report a case collected in our service to illustrate the difficulties of diagnosis and the management. We will not discuss the outcome. Case Report: We reported a 22-year-old female which presented to right body, seizures of the type Bravais Jackson with facial participation, headache, dizziness, pre-critical and post critical seizures evolving over a month, and subsequently followed by a heaviness of the right hemi-body responsible for mowing when walking. She was hospitalized for management after performing a CT scan and brain MRI. The surgical treatment consisted of a left parietal flap with a complete excision of a process whose macroscopic appearance first evoked a calcified hydatid cyst confirmed by histology. Conclusion: The cerebral calcified hydatid cyst remains an exceptional pathology with some difficulties in diagnosis and management.

Cyst Hydatid Calcific, Intracerebral Cyst, Hydatid Disease

Bankole, N. , Denou, M. , Sayore, M. , Melhaoui, A. , Boutarbouch, M. , Arkha, Y. , Elouahabi, A. and Rifi, L. (2020) Intracerebral Calcific Hydatic Cyst Mimicking Calcific Hematoma: A Case Report. Yangtze Medicine, 4, 79-83. doi: 10.4236/ym.2020.41008.