Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cerebral Malaria Patients Reveals Distinct Pathogenetic Processes in Different Parts of the Brain

Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cerebral Malaria Patients Reveals Distinct Pathogenetic Processes in Different Parts of the Brain

ABSTRACT The mechanisms underlying the rapidly reversible brain swelling described in patients with cerebral malaria (CM) are unknown. Using a 1.5-Tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner, we undertook an observational study in Rourkela, India, of 11 Indian patients hospitalized with CM an...

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Main Authors: Sanjib Mohanty, Laura A. Benjamin, Megharay Majhi, Premanand Panda, Sam Kampondeni, Praveen K. Sahu, Akshaya Mohanty, Kishore C. Mahanta, Rajyabardhan Pattnaik, Rashmi R. Mohanty, Sonia Joshi, Anita Mohanty, Ian W. Turnbull, Arjen M. Dondorp, Terrie E. Taylor, Samuel C. Wassmer
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
Subjects:
MRI
PRES
Plasmodium falciparum
vasogenic edema
cerebral malaria
Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/758c90c49515420582454e8db74c34fb
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