Naomi Nazareth Becerra-Aguiar, Amado Jiménez-Ruiz, Daniel Mateo Gutierrez-Baeza, Victor Aguilar-Fuentes, José Luis Ruiz-Sandoval
A 17-year-old male presented with a 20-day history of vomiting, abdominal pain, weight loss, headache and fever progressing to dysarthria, somnolence, urinary incontinence, slurred speech, weakness, and inability to walk. Neurological examination revealed diminished visual acuity and diplopia. A head computed tomography (CT) showed acute hydrocephalus (Figure 1). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis revealed pleocytosis (lymphocyte predominant), hypoglycorrhachia (8 mg/dL), and hyperproteinorrachia (156 mg/dL)...
September 30, 2024: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica