Brain Hydatid in a Child

A 4.5-year-old boy was brought to the emergency room with a history of multiple generalized tonic–clonic seizures for 1 day. On examination, there was no focal neurologic deficit and no signs of increased intracranial pressure. The fundus examination was normal, as was the examination of other body systems. The patient was administered anticonvulsants and the seizures were controlled. The T1- and T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of his brain showed a well-circumscribed, spherical, cystic lesion in the right temporal region, with no calcification or wall enhancement, causing a mass effect, consistent with a diagnosis of a hydatid cyst (Figure, A and B).

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