title: MR of cerebral malaria.
abstract: In three cases of cerebral malaria, MR imaging disclosed either cortical infarcts (one case) or hyperintense areas of white matter (two cases) on T2-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery sequences. These white matter abnormalities were, in one case, sharply limited, symmetrical, hyperintense, and unenhanced; in the other case, they were diffuse, hyperintense, and had a more limited focus. The diffuse hyperintensity was probably due to edema, whereas focal lesions were probably associated with gliosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Val-de-Grâce Armed Forces Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Cordoliani
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sarrazin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Felten
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caumes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lévêque
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fisch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male