Midbrain infarction: a rare presentation of cryptococcal meningitis

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-25

  Kalita, J ^a   Bansal, R ^a   Ayagiri, A ^a   Misra, U K ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal meningitis; Midbrain infarction; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIGEN; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEVER; FUNGAL MENINGITIS; HEADACHE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; TREMOR;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MESENCEPHALON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033034686     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-8467(98)00053-5     Document Type: Article

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