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Cryptococcal Meningitis : Complications

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Complications List

Complications could include:

Complications Overview Articles

Meningitis - cryptococcal
Obstructive hydrocephalus is a complication. This occurs when the normal movement of CSF around the brain and spinal cord is disrupted by the infection. The pressure can be relieved with a spinal tap. Amphotericin B can have severely unpleasant si...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 6, 2006

Specific Complications Articles

Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain, leading to their enlargement and swelling.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 11, 2007
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is an abnormal expansion of cavities, called ventricles, within the brain, which is caused by an abnormally large accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ). Hydrocephalus is the result of an imbalance between the formation and drainage of CSF.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Hydrocephalus
Term describing a condition in which fluid collects inside the skull. Hydrocephalus, which means literally " water on the brain, " is a condition in which excessive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collects inside the skull.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is an abnormal expansion of cavities (ventricles) within the brain that is caused by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Hydrocephalus comes from two Greek words: hydros means water and cephalus means head.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Hydrocephalus
The word hydrocephalus derives from the Greek words hydro , meaning water, and cephalus , meaning head. Hydrocephalus is the result of the excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is an abnormal expansion of cavities (ventricles) within the brain that is caused by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Hydrocephalus comes from two Greek words: hydros means water and cephalus means head.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus is an abnormal expansion of cavities (ventricles) within the brain that is caused by the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid. Hydrocephalus comes from two Greek words: hydros means water and cephalus means head.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
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