• Neurosurgery · Dec 1997

    Case Reports

    Use of cerebrospinal fluid shunts in patients having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome with cryptococcal meningitis and uncontrollable intracranial hypertension.

    • M C Bach, P W Tally, and E W Godofsky.
    • Department of Medicine, Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, Florida, USA.
    • Neurosurgery. 1997 Dec 1; 41 (6): 1280-2; discussion 1282-3.

    ObjectiveTo evaluate the treatment of serious and uncontrollable intracranial hypertension in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who developed cryptococcal meningitis.MethodsAll cases of cryptococcal meningitis with elevated pressure and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome were reviewed in detail and described.ResultsCerebrospinal fluid shunting dramatically improved these critically ill patients and was much more successful than serial lumbar punctures or the use of high-dose dexamethasone.ConclusionPatients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who develop cryptococcal meningitis and who suffer serious visual loss or ocular palsies with elevated pressures should be considered for cerebrospinal fluid shunting at an early stage.

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