Multiple Cerebral Infarcts Following Acute Plasmodium vivax Infection.
- Author:
Young Kyoung JANG
1
;
Yang Ki MINN
;
Soo Jin CHO
;
Ki Han KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yangki2@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Plasmodium vivax;
Cerebral malaria;
Cerebral infarction
- MeSH:
Cerebral Infarction;
Humans;
Malaria, Cerebral;
Plasmodium;
Plasmodium falciparum;
Plasmodium vivax
- From:Korean Journal of Stroke
2012;14(3):149-151
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cerebral malaria is a severe neurological complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection. Cerebral malaria can lead to cerebral infarction by several mechanisms including systemic inflammatory response. The systemic inflammatory response is known to rarely occur in Plasmodium vivax infection. We report a patient who developed multiple cerebral infarctions following Plasmodium vivax infection.
