An Unusual Presentation of Postural Headache Caused by Cryptococcus neoformans Meningitis in an Elderly Person

Headache is a common complaint in the emergency department (ED). It is crucial and challenging for ED physicians to differentiate life-threatening causes from benign ones. We present a 64-year-old male who attended our ED suffering from dizziness and elevated blood pressure for the previous 2 days....

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Main Authors: Shang-Lin Hsieh, Wen-Han Chang, Kuo-Song Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2008-09-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700516