Cryptococcal encephalopathy without persisting cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis, a diagnostic challenge: case report and review of the literature

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Sep;115(9):1897-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.05.005. Epub 2013 Jun 10.
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Keywords: Cryptococcal antigen; Cryptococcal meningitis; Cryptococcus neoformans; Dementia; Encephalopathy; Fungal culture.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cognition / physiology
  • Cryptococcosis / diagnosis*
  • Cryptococcosis / microbiology
  • Cryptococcus neoformans*
  • Electroencephalography
  • Headache / etiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Cryptococcal / cerebrospinal fluid
  • Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Neurologic Examination