title: Plasmodium falciparum malaria presenting with vertebrobasilar stroke.
abstract: Cerebral malaria is a complication of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and can result in various neurological manifestations. We report a rare case of cerebral malaria with vertebrobasilar stroke, presenting predominantly with signs of lateral medullary and cerebellar infarctions. We suggest that, in patients presenting with fever and a concurrent vertebrobasilar stroke, the possibility of cerebral malaria should also be considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Nagar, P.O. Doiwala-248140, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. rmkaushik1@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rajeev Mohan
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kaushik
authors.forename: Reshma
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaushik
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varma
authors.forename: Harish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: Kunwar Jaya Bahadur Singh
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Gaur
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016779:Malaria, Cerebral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications* / Q000469:parasitology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011859:Radiography; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*