title: A rare cause of cerebral venous thrombosis: cryptococcal meningoencephalitis.
abstract: Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis (CM) is a serious central nervous system infection caused by Cryptococcus neoformans, seen mostly in immunocompromised hosts and less in immunocompetent patients. The vast majority of cryptococcosis cases are seen as human immunodeficiency virus infections with advanced immunosuppression. Meningitis and meningoencephalitis are the most common clinical manifestations. Nevertheless, immunocompetent patients with CM are rarely reported. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a rare complication of CM. Here, we report an immunocompetent patient with CM from a non-endemic area, who presented with an acute onset and atypical symptoms associated with cerebral venous thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey. songulsenadim@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Songul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senadim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sezin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alpaydin Baslo
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Betül
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tekin Güveli
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dedei Daryan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kantaroglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oya
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Atakli
mesh_terms: D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cerebral venous thrombosis; Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis; Immunocompetent patient; Infectious disease; Treatment