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Descriptor English: Malaria, Cerebral
Descriptor Spanish: Malaria Cerebral
Descriptor malaria cerebral
Entry term(s) meningitis palúdica
meningitis por malaria
paludismo cerebral
Scope note: Afección que se caracteriza por somnolencia o coma en presencia de una infección aguda con PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM (y raramente otras especies de Plasmodium). Las manifestaciones clínicas iniciales son CEFALEAS, CONVULSIONES y alteraciones mentales, seguidas por una rápida progresión al COMA. Las características anatomopatológicas incluyen capilares cerebrales llenos de eritrocitos parasitados y múltiples focos pequeños de necrosis cortical y subcortical. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p. 136)
Descriptor Portuguese: Malária Cerebral
Descriptor French: Paludisme cérébral
Entry term(s): Cerebral Malaria
Malaria Meningitis
Meningitis, Malaria
Tree number(s): C01.207.205.300.500
C01.610.105.300.500
C01.610.752.530.620
C01.920.875.620
C10.228.228.205.300.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016779
Scope note: A condition characterized by somnolence or coma in the presence of an acute infection with PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM (and rarely other Plasmodium species). Initial clinical manifestations include HEADACHES; SEIZURES; and alterations of mentation followed by a rapid progression to COMA. Pathologic features include cerebral capillaries filled with parasitized erythrocytes and multiple small foci of cortical and subcortical necrosis. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p136)
Annotation: coordinate IM with probably MALARIA, FALCIPARUM (IM); otherwise coordinate IM with other Plasmodium species (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Brain Diseases (1966-1991)
Malaria (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 1992
History Note: 1992
DeCS ID: 29998
Unique ID: D016779
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/11/03
Revision Date: 2015/06/24
Malaria, Cerebral - Preferred
Concept UI M0025571
Scope note A condition characterized by somnolence or coma in the presence of an acute infection with PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM (and rarely other Plasmodium species). Initial clinical manifestations include HEADACHES; SEIZURES; and alterations of mentation followed by a rapid progression to COMA. Pathologic features include cerebral capillaries filled with parasitized erythrocytes and multiple small foci of cortical and subcortical necrosis. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p136)
Preferred term Malaria, Cerebral
Entry term(s) Cerebral Malaria
Malaria Meningitis - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0335648
Preferred term Malaria Meningitis
Entry term(s) Meningitis, Malaria



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