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- A 63-year-old man experienced adult-onset multiloculated hydrocephalus after recovering from Cryptococcal meningitis, which he was treated for in 2011.
- In 2019, he received a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) after imaging showed noncommunicating hydrocephalus, leading to improvements in his disorientation and amnesia.
- One year later, he faced new issues, including urinary dysfunction and gait disturbance, prompting a second VPS in 2020, which successfully addressed these symptoms as well.
Article Abstract
We report here a rare case of adult-onset multiloculated hydrocephalus (MLH) after Cryptococcal meningitis. A 63-year-old man had Cryptococcal ventriculitis in 2011, and he recovered with treatment of antimycotic drugs. However, he was admitted again because of disorientation and amnesia, and brain MRI showed dilation of the inferior horn of the left lateral ventricle. He underwent a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) for noncommunicating hydrocephalus in 2019, and the disorientation and amnesia improved. One year after the VPS, he was admitted because of urinary dysfunction and gait disturbance. Brain MRI showed dilation of the bilateral anterior horns of the lateral ventricles. He underwent an additional VPS into the space in 2020, and urinary dysfunction and gait disturbance improved. This case was supposed that the symptom in agreement with the dilated ventricle by MLH was shown.
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