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Mucormycosis presenting as positional nystagmus and hydrocephalus

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Patrick J. Sweeney Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

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Joseph F. Hahn Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

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Martin C. McHenry Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

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Hiroshi Mitsumoto Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

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Volume 52: Issue 2
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✓ A case of mucormycosis presenting with signs of positional nystagmus and obstructive hydrocephalus is described. The authors believe that this presentation of Mucor is unique.

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Address reprint requests to: Patrick J. Sweeney, M.D., Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
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