Publication: DO PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL MALARIA HAVE CEREBRAL OEDEMA? A Computed Tomography Study
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1983-02-26
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01406736
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2-s2.0-0020676135
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Mahidol University
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The Lancet. Vol.321, No.8322 (1983), 434-437
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Sornchai Looareesuwan, Nicholas J. White, Pornthep Chanthavanich, Bent E. Juel-Jensen, David A. Warrell, Pravan Sutharasamai, Kunthon Sundaravej, Danai Bunnag, Tranakchit Harinasuta DO PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL MALARIA HAVE CEREBRAL OEDEMA? A Computed Tomography Study. The Lancet. Vol.321, No.8322 (1983), 434-437. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(83)91437-X Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30510
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DO PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL MALARIA HAVE CEREBRAL OEDEMA? A Computed Tomography Study
Abstract
Computed tomography of the brain in 10 patients with severe cerebral malaria, 5 of whom died, showed evidence of cerebral oedema in only 2 fatal cases. Small areas of altered density were seen in 4 cases; these were not associated with focal neurological signs and were still visible in convalescent scans in 2 survivors. 4 patients, including 1 of the fatalities, had completely normal scans. Cerebral oedema may occur in severe cerebral malaria but is not a consistent feature of living patients and cannot, therefore, always be the cause of their coma. © 1983.