Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in neuro-malaria

We report a case of a 37-year-old patient with <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> infestation who developed posterior reversible encephalopathy. In cerebral malaria, microscopic studies have shown endothelial dysfunction and disruption of the blood-brain barrier. Data from the literature show...

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Main Authors: Lacout Alexis, Guidoux Celine, Carlier Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2010-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
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Online Access:http://www.ijri.org/article.asp?issn=0971-3026;year=2010;volume=20;issue=3;spage=198;epage=201;aulast=Lacout