Diffusion-weighted imaging of cerebral malaria

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 278-280

  Sakai, Osamu ^a   Barest, Glenn D ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral malaria; Diffusion weighted imaging; Infarct; Infection; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; QUININE;

AGED; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN MALARIA; CASE REPORT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WHITE MATTER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, CEREBRAL;

EID: 20844457639     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1051228405277341     Document Type: Article

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