[Cerebral Echinococcosis].

Cerebral echinococcosis is a potentially fatal central nervous system infection caused by Echinococcus tapeworms, such as E. multilocularis and E. granulosus. It often metastasizes from lesions in other organs, including the liver, and rarely occurs primarily in the brain. Differentiation from malignant tumors is frequently difficult, and diagnosis is challenging unless cerebral echinococcosis is suspected. Surgical resection is the primary treatment, and for cases in which resection is difficult, chemotherapy with benzimidazole-based antiparasitic drugs is used; however, the therapeutic effect is limited.