MRI of a cerebral cryptococcal granuloma.
We report a patient with a cerebral cryptococcal granuloma who presented with recent memory disturbance and deteriorating mental status followed by temporary loss of consciousness. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a cerebral cryptococcal granuloma examined by a combination of conventional MRI, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery and diffusion-weighted imaging and in which the surgical specimen was analysed histochemically.
Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan.
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged