Magnetic resonance imaging in cerebral malaria: A report of four cases

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1000, 2011, Pages 380-385

  Rasalkar, Darshana D ^a   Paunipagar, B K ^a   Sanghvi, D ^b   Sonawane, B D ^c   Loniker, P ^d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d Shri Tirupati Diagnostic Center   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; QUININE;

ADULT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN MALARIA; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; INSULA; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN INFARCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79952801476     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/85759874     Document Type: Review

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