Preferred Label : Encephalitis due to malaria;
ICD-11 definition : Bihemispheric dysfunction due to infection by Plasmodium falciparum causing parasitic
sequestration within the vasculature. The clinical manifestations are acute or subacute,
with fever and variable combinations of convulsions, impaired mental state, and focal
deficits. The spinal fluid may show a cellular reaction and elevated protein. Diagnosis
is by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis, detection of the parasite on blood smears,
and serologic tests.;
Origin ID : 1318266453;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Bihemispheric dysfunction due to infection by Plasmodium falciparum causing parasitic
sequestration within the vasculature. The clinical manifestations are acute or subacute,
with fever and variable combinations of convulsions, impaired mental state, and focal
deficits. The spinal fluid may show a cellular reaction and elevated protein. Diagnosis
is by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis, detection of the parasite on blood smears,
and serologic tests.
