title: Parkinsonism associated with basal ganglia cryptococcal abscesses in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Currently, infectious agents are a rare cause of parkinsonism. We report on an immunocompetent patient with persistent parkinsonism associated with cryptococcal abscesses of the basal ganglia.
authors.affiliation: Movement Disorders Clinic, Neurology Service, Hospital das Clínicas, Belo Horizonte, and Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sarah T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Camargos
authors.forename: Antonio L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cardoso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence / Q000502:physiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology