Cryptococcal meningitis is an infection of the meninges ... Imaging: Brain magnetic resonance imaging or MRI may reveal lesions in different regions of the brain (basal ganglia, parenchyma ...

Worldwide, cryptococcal meningitis ... when it is performed without brain imaging. 65 Obstructive hydrocephalus can be readily diagnosed on MRI by the presence of increased ventricular size ...

Scientists have captured video footage of meningitis as it spreads through a brain. Experts used transparent fish to watch in real-time as Cryptococcal meningitis spread through the organ.

He had no nuchal rigidity or fever, and his clinical examination was unchanged from his baseline of stable neurological deficits related to his MS. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of his brain ...

As a result of a large randomized, controlled trial (and experience during the first 15 years of the AIDS epidemic), standard guidelines for treatment of cryptococcal meningitis recommend 2 weeks ...

In a recent study published in Nature Microbiology, researchers examined metabolite-drug-fungal interactions in the fungal meningitis pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Antibiotic resistance refers ...

A common first-line treatment approach for cryptococcal meningitis in low-income countries is being compromised by the emergence of drug resistance, new University of Liverpool research warns.

Cryptococcal meningitis, the second-leading cause of HIV-related deaths, is expected to rise as access to care weakens and advanced HIV disease (previously called AIDS) increases. Dar es Salaam ...

Your doctor may also ask for a CT scan or MRI scan of the brain. Other tests will include capsular antigen detection and lateral flow assay. Cryptococcal meningitis pathophysiology includes brain ...