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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Malaria, Cerebral
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Malaria Cerebral
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Malária Cerebral
Synonyms
English
:
Cerebral Malaria
Malaria Meningitis
Tree Number:
C03.105.300.500
C03.752.530.620
C03.752.530.650.675
C10.228.228.205.300.500
Definition
English
:
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)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coord IM with
Plasmodium
species (IM) but do not coord with
PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM
unless particularly discussed
History Note
English
:
1992
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
29998
Unique Identifier:
D016779
Occurrence in VHL
:
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