TABLE 3.
Characteristics of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination results in 110 patients with cryptococcal meningitis.
| MRI characteristics | No. | % |
| Local lesions | ||
| Frontal lobe | 15 | 13.6 |
| Brain stem | 4 | 3.6 |
| Basal ganglion | 5 | 4.6 |
| Cerebral ventricle | 2 | 1.8 |
| Occipital region | 1 | 0.9 |
| Multi-site lesions | 33 | 30.0 |
| Abnormal meningeal enhancement | 2 | 1.8 |
| Hydrocephalus | 7 | 6.4 |
| Focal lesions + hydrocephalus | 6 | 5.5 |
| Focal lesions + meningeal enhancement | 6 | 5.5 |
| Hydrocephalus + meningeal enhancement | 1 | 0.9 |
| Focal lesions + ventricular dilatation | 4 | 3.6 |
| Focal lesions + ventricular dilatation + meningeal enhancement | 4 | 3.6 |
| Ventricular dilatation + hydrocephalus + meningeal enhancement | 1 | 0.9 |
| No lesions | 19 | 17.3 |