Common and uncommon neurological manifestations of neuroborreliosis leading to hospitalization.

Background: Neuroborreliosis represents a relevant infectious disease and can cause a variety of neurological manifestations. Different stages and syndromes are described and atypical symptoms can result in diagnostic delay or misdiagnosis. The aim of this retrospective study was to define the pivotal neurological deficits in patients with neuroborreliosis that were the reason for admission in a hospital.

Reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome after withdrawal of antipsychotic medication in the context of lithium intoxication.

Objective: To report a case of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (RPLS) after withdrawal of antipsychotic medication in a patient with acute lithium intoxication.

Methods: Case report.

Results: A patient with schizoaffective disorder was admitted with lithium intoxication, rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure.

Importance of follow-up cerebrospinal fluid analysis in cryptococcal meningoencephalitis.

Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis represents a serious infection of the central nervous system, where reliable prognostic factors during the disease course are needed. Twenty-one patients diagnosed with cryptococcal meningoencephalitis in a German university hospital from 1999 to 2013 were analysed retrospectively. CSF parameters were analysed prior to therapy and during antifungal treatment and were compared between patients who survived or deceased.