Malaria and stroke: case report

Malaria is a parasitic disease with high prevalence in several regions of the world. Infestation by Plasmodium faciparum can, in some cases, affect the central nervous system producing encephalitis resulting in death or neurological sequelae. The mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of the cer...

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Main Authors: JOSÉ FÁBIO SANTOS LEOPOLDINO, MARCIA MAIUMI FUKUJIMA, ALBERTO ALAIN GABBAI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 1999-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1999000600021&tlng=en
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