Crippling Cryptococcus: The Complexity of Unraveling Cryptococcal Meningitis in Recurrent Falls.

The article describes the case of a 76-year-old man with hyperthryroidism, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and hypertension who struggled psychologically and emotionally over his loss of function and financial independence. Topics include changes from his previous patient and well-mannered nature, his...

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Published in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Vol. 73; no. 5; pp. 1656 - 1659
Main Authors: Tay, Xavier Kai Yang, Wong, Ling Ling Beatrix
Format: Case Study
Published: Wiley-Blackwell May2025
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          Tay, Xavier Kai Yang
          Wong, Ling Ling Beatrix
        affil: Division of Geriatric Medicine, National University Health System, , Singapore
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        Glucose analysis
        Meningitis diagnosis
        Cerebrospinal fluid examination
        Heterocyclic compounds
        Fluconazole
        Leg
        Arm
        Proprioception
        Cryptococcus neoformans
        Oral drug administration
        Cerebellar ataxia
        Disease relapse
        Accidental falls
        Lumbar puncture
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          Glucose analysis
          Meningitis diagnosis
          Cerebrospinal fluid examination
          Heterocyclic compounds
          Fluconazole
          Leg
          Arm
          Proprioception
          Cryptococcus neoformans
          Oral drug administration
          Cerebellar ataxia
          Disease relapse
          Accidental falls
          Lumbar puncture
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        cognitive decline
        complex
        cryptococcal
        recurrent falls
        cognitive decline
        complex
        cryptococcal
        recurrent falls
      ab: The article describes the case of a 76-year-old man with hyperthryroidism, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and hypertension who struggled psychologically and emotionally over his loss of function and financial independence. Topics include changes from his previous patient and well-mannered nature, his bilateral dysmetria and a loss of proprioception in both lower limbs and the left upper limb, and high cerebrospinal fluid protein and low glucose concentrations revealed in the lumbar puncture.
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