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  • Pediatric Neurology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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  • Infectious insults to developing brains can cause lifelong neurological deficits.
  • Adult cryptococcal meningitis survivors experience sequelae like blindness and motor weakness.
  • Outcomes for children surviving cryptococcal meningitis are poorly understood.

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  • To investigate the neurological and neurodevelopmental consequences of cryptococcal meningitis in children.
  • To identify risk factors and common sequelae in pediatric CM survivors.
  • To highlight the need for standardized neurodevelopmental assessments.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature review of PubMed and Ovid Global Health databases.
  • Inclusion of children (<19 years) with proven central nervous system cryptococcal disease.
  • Analysis of 868 children from 108 publications (October 2024 data cutoff).

Main Results:

  • Mortality rate was 24%. No formal neurodevelopmental assessments were documented.
  • 20% of survivors experienced neurological sequelae, higher in HIV-positive children (25%).
  • Visual impairment (13%) was common, particularly with *Cryptococcus gattii* (32%). Other sequelae included limb weakness, learning difficulties, hearing loss, and seizures.

Conclusions:

  • Cryptococcal meningitis poses significant risks for long-term neurological sequelae in children.
  • HIV-positive children and those with *C. gattii* meningitis face higher risks.
  • Standardized neurodevelopmental assessments are vital for rehabilitation and optimizing functional outcomes in pediatric CM survivors.