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In this paper a patient with primary multiple extradural hydatid disease is described. He had no neurological deficits, although there were numerous hydatid cysts located at the thoracic 7-9 level extradurally. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was used for what would appear to be the first time for the diagnosis of spinal hydatid disease.
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Bavbek, M., Inci, S., Tahta, K. et al. Primary multiple spinal extradural hydatid cysts of the literature: case report and review. Spinal Cord 30, 517–519 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1992.108
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- hydatid disease
- spine
- nuclear magnetic resonance
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