J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2004 Aug;22(4):382-385.

A Case of Cryptococcal Meningitis Presenting as Multiple Cerebral Infarctions

• Hong JM
• Kim HS
• Kim WJ
• Lee KY

Abstract

Cryptococcal meningitis is one of the common fungal infections of the central nervous system, usually developed in immunocompromised patients. Cerebral infarction has been reported as one of the late complications in cryptococcal meningitis. We report a case of cryptococcal meningitis, which initially presented with multiple cerebral infarctions of the bilateral basal ganglia and thalamus without the usual clinical signs of meningitis.

Keyword

Cryptococcal meningitis; Cerebral infarction

MeSH Terms

Basal Ganglia
Central Nervous System
Cerebral Infarction*
Immunocompromised Host
Meningitis
Meningitis, Cryptococcal*
Thalamus