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Do patients with cerebral malaria have cerebral oedema? A computed tomography study.
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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...
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- Journal:
- Lancet
- Volume:
- 1
- Issue:
- 8322
- Pages:
- 434-437
- Publication date:
- 1983-02-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1474-547X
- ISSN:
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0140-6736
- Source identifiers:
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42156
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- English
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pubs:42156
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- 1983
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