title: Intermittent third nerve palsy with cryptococcal meningitis.
abstract: In the several days before death, two AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis and increased intracranial pressure (ICP) experienced episodic unilateral third nerve palsies seemingly related to transient peaks in ICP. While cryptococcal neuritis may have predisposed the nerves to pressure effects, CT scans showed no evidence of tentorial herniation. These cases raise the possibility that severe elevations of ICP can precipitate third nerve paresis on rare occasions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Los Angeles County, University of Southern California Medical Center.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Keane
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000150:complications*; D015840:Oculomotor Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*