A case report of a Brain herniation secondary to cryptococcal meningitis with elevated intracranial pressure in a patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ( HIV/AIDS).

Abstract

Cryptococcal meningitis is a major opportunistic infection in individuals with HIV. 36-year-old male with a past medical history of AIDSpresented with altered mental status, lumbar puncture performed showed elevated CSF opening pressure of 29 cmH2O and positive CSF and serum cryptococcal antigen, developed seizure, and posterior brain herniation.