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Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis with parkinsonian features
Author(s) -
Wszolek Zbigniew,
Monsour Howard,
Smith Philip,
Pfeiffer Ronald
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.870030312
Subject(s) - meningoencephalitis , parkinsonism , medicine , cryptococcosis , virology , pathology , disease
The subacute onset of parkinsonism in a patient with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis is described. The prompt resolution of the extrapyramidal dysfunction with antifungal agents suggests direct involvement of basal ganglia structures by the cryptococcal infection. Rapid development of parkinsonism in immunocompromised individuals should prompt investigation for an infectious etiology.