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Here, we report a full-term female neonate with suspected CNSF diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) despite repeatedly negative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood cultures, in whom the causative pathogen could not be identified.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A full-term female neonate presented on the first day of life with irritability, hypoactivity, cyanosis, poor feeding, and two episodes of generalized tonic-clonic seizures with up-rolling of the eyes and lip smacking. Workup for neonatal sepsis showed negative CSF and blood cultures. MRI findings suggested CNSF, and treatment was initiated with low-dose conventional amphotericin B deoxycholate (0.5\u2005mg\/kg\/day) for 4 weeks, leading to complete clinical and radiological resolution.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Negative CSF and blood cultures do not exclude neonatal CNSF. In resource-limited settings, MRI findings together with clinical response to antifungal therapy may support a diagnosis of probable CNSF, even when the pathogen is not identified and standard high-dose regimens are not available.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2025.1691551","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,15]],"date-time":"2025-12-15T06:29:40Z","timestamp":1765780180000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Challenging neonatal central nervous system fungal infection diagnosed by MRI: a case 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