Cryptococcal meningitis misdiagnosed as alzheimer's disease: Complete neurological and cognitive recovery with treatment

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 517-520

  Hoffmann, Michael ^a,b   Muniz, Juan ^a   Carroll, Elizabeth ^a   De Villasante, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptococcal meningitis; Dementia; Frontal syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; DONEPEZIL; FLUCYTOSINE; THIAMAZOLE;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; DIZZINESS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONVALESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 65549117005     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2009-0985     Document Type: Article

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