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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(03): 198-201
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.69357
Neuroradiology

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in neuro-malaria

Authors

  • Alexis Lacout

    Department of Radiology, Centre d′imagerie Médicale, Centre Médico Chirurgical (CMC) - groupe VITALIA 83, Avenue Charles de, Gaulle 15000, Aurillac, France

  • Celine Guidoux

    Service de réanimation médicale, hôpital Raymond Poincaré (assistance publique-hopitaux de Paris) 104 boulevard Raymond Poincaré, 92380 Garches, France

  • Robert Yves Carlier

    Service de radiologie, hôpital Raymond Poincaré (assistance publique-hopitaux de Paris) 104 boulevard Raymond Poincaré, 92380 Garches, France
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Abstract

We report a case of a 37-year-old patient with Plasmodium falciparum infestation who developed posterior reversible encephalopathy. In cerebral malaria, microscopic studies have shown endothelial dysfunction and disruption of the blood-brain barrier. Data from the literature show that one of the mechanisms of posterior reversible encephalopathy may be capillary leakage and acute disruption of the blood-brain barrier. Our case supports the theory of blood-brain barrier disruption being a key factor in the causation of cerebral malaria.

Keywords

Malaria - posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome - Falciparum


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Article published online:
02 August 2021

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