Malaria

A life-threatening parasitic disease caused by <i>Plasmodium</i> (<i>P. </i>) parasites that are transmitted by <i>Anophles</i> mosquito bites to humans and is typically clinically characterized by attacks of fever, headache, chills and vomiting.

Cerebral edema

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the brain.


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Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in patients with cerebral malaria.
Looareesuwan S, Wilairatana P, Krishna S, Kendall B, Vannaphan S, Viravan C, White NJ.
Clin Infect Dis. 1995;21(2):300-9.
Twenty-two patients had no evidence of cerebral edema, but MRI revealed that brain volume during acute cerebral malaria was slightly greater than that during the convalescent phase of the disease.