Cryptococcal meningitis/acquired immune deficiency syndrome presenting as a transient neurologic deficit.
A previously healthy man presented with a transient neurologic deficit and neck pain. Lumbar puncture revealed cryptococcal meningitis. He was subsequently found to have acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Transient neurologic deficit is an uncommon initial manifestation of cryptococcal meningitis. We suggest AIDS-related infections be considered in the differential diagnosis of transient neurologic deficits.
From the Neurology and Research Services, VAMC West Los Angeles, Harbor-UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance, CA, U.S.A.; Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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Davies
From the Neurology and Research Services, VAMC West Los Angeles, Harbor-UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance, CA, U.S.A.; Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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Singer
Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.; Department of Neurology, Harbor-UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance, CA, U.S.A.
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McGill
From the Neurology and Research Services, VAMC West Los Angeles, Harbor-UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance, CA, U.S.A.; Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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Baumhefner
From the Neurology and Research Services, VAMC West Los Angeles, Harbor-UCLA School of Medicine, Torrance, CA, U.S.A.; Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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Tourtellotte