Preferred Label : malaria, cerebral;

MeSH definition : A condition characterized by somnolence or coma in the presence of an acute infection with PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM (and rarely other Plasmodium species). Initial clinical manifestations include HEADACHES; SEIZURES; and alterations of mentation followed by a rapid progression to COMA. Pathologic features include cerebral capillaries filled with parasitized erythrocytes and multiple small foci of cortical and subcortical necrosis. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p136);

MeSH synonym : cerebral malaria;

Related MeSH term : malaria meningitis; Meningitis, Malaria;

MeSH annotation : coordinate IM with probably MALARIA, FALCIPARUM (IM); otherwise coordinate IM with other Plasmodium species (IM);

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A condition characterized by somnolence or coma in the presence of an acute infection with PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM (and rarely other Plasmodium species). Initial clinical manifestations include HEADACHES; SEIZURES; and alterations of mentation followed by a rapid progression to COMA. Pathologic features include cerebral capillaries filled with parasitized erythrocytes and multiple small foci of cortical and subcortical necrosis. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p136)

https://dumas.ccsd.cnrs.fr/dumas-01557440
2017
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true
false
France
French
dissertations, academic
malaria, cerebral

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http://www.cochrane.org/fr/CD004615
2011
United Kingdom
France
French
review of literature
mannitol
diuretics
treatment outcome
malaria, cerebral
french abstract

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