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Disfunção dos dois hemisférios cerebrais devido à infecção por Plasmodium falciparum causando sequestro parasitário na vasculatura. As manifestações clínicas são agudas ou subagudas, com febre e combinações variáveis de convulsões, estado mental prejudicado e déficits focais. O líquido cefalorraquidiano pode mostrar uma reação celular e proteína elevadas. O diagnóstico é feito por neuroimagem, análise do líquor, detecção do parasita em esfregaços de sangue e testes sorológicos. | |||
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Bihemispheric dysfunction due to infection by Plasmodium falciparum causing parasitic sequestration within the vasculature. The clinical manifestations are acute or subacute, with fever and variable combinations of convulsions, impaired mental state, and focal deficits. The spinal fluid may show a cellular reaction and elevated protein. Diagnosis is by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis, detection of the parasite on blood smears, and serologic tests. | |||
Revision as of 06:52, 14 August 2026
Bihemispheric dysfunction due to infection by Plasmodium falciparum causing parasitic sequestration within the vasculature. The clinical manifestations are acute or subacute, with fever and variable combinations of convulsions, impaired mental state, and focal deficits. The spinal fluid may show a cellular reaction and elevated protein. Diagnosis is by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis, detection of the parasite on blood smears, and serologic tests.
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| English | Encephalitis due to malaria |
Bihemispheric dysfunction due to infection by Plasmodium falciparum causing parasitic sequestration within the vasculature. The clinical manifestations are acute or subacute, with fever and variable combinations of convulsions, impaired mental state, and focal deficits. The spinal fluid may show a cellular reaction and elevated protein. Diagnosis is by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis, detection of the parasite on blood smears, and serologic tests. |
