Korean Journal of Stroke  2012;14(2):78-81

Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis Presenting as Cerebral Infarction and Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies.

Min Jae LEE 1 ; Youngrok DO ; Dong Kuck LEE

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Keywords

Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis; Cerebral infarction; Cranial nerve palsy

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Cryptococcosis is a global invasive mycosis associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Fever, headache and vomiting are common clinical presentations of the cryptococcal meningitis. But ischemic stroke and cranial nerve impairment are rare neurologic complications. We report a case of cryptococcal meningoencephalitis presenting as cerebral infarction and multiple cranial nerve palsies.