Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in neuro-malaria.
We report a case of a 37-year-old patient with Plasmodium falciparum infestation who developed posterior reversible encephalopathy. In cerebral malaria, microscopic studies have shown endothelial dysfunction and disruption of the blood-brain barrier. Data from the literature show that one of the mechanisms of posterior reversible encephalopathy may be capillary leakage and acute disruption of the blood-brain barrier. Our case supports the theory of blood-brain barrier disruption being a key factor in the causation of cerebral malaria.
Department of Radiology, Centre d'imagerie Médicale, Centre Médico Chirurgical (CMC) - groupe VITALIA 83, Avenue Charles de, Gaulle 15000, Aurillac, France.
Alexis
A
Lacout
Celine
C
Guidoux
Robert Yves
RY
Carlier