Mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion due to Plasmodium falciparum malaria: a case report
Abstract Background Neurological complications from malaria cause significant morbidity and mortality. Severe cerebral malaria occurs as a result of intense sequestration of infected erythrocytes in the cerebral capillaries. However, the pathology of the reversible neurological symptoms remains uncl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-11-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-018-0119-4 |