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The common MRI findings in patients with cryptococcal meningitis include:

• Virchow-Robin dilatation : Virchow Robin spaces are CSF spaces that accompany blood vessels as they perforate the brain substance, dilation of these spaces suggest microangiopathy.
• Hydrocephalus
• Intracerebral nodules
• Pseudocysts