In vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in a known case of intracranial hydatid cyst

Neurol India. 2005 Sep;53(3):337-8. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.16937.

Abstract

We are presenting magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) findings of a known case of hydatid cyst operated twice in the past. A 22-years-old male patient had presented with recurrent symptoms of generalized seizures and raised intracranial tension. MRI with MRS of the lesion was performed that showed a recurrent loculated cystic lesion in right parieto-occipital lobe. MRS through the lesion was performed using repetition time (TR) of 1500 ms and time to echo (TE) of 135 ms using 2 x 2 x 2 cm voxel, from the margin of the lesion. MRS showed mildly elevated choline (Cho), depressed creatine (Cr) and N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), a large peak of lactate, pyruvate and acetate peaks.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Brain Diseases / parasitology
  • Brain Diseases / surgery
  • Echinococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Echinococcosis / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Male