title: Contribution of brain perfusion SPECT in the diagnosis of a case of cerebral malaria.
abstract: Cerebral malaria is a serious complication of infection with Plasmodium falciparum. Its pathophysiological mechanisms and clinical manifestations are still currently being studied. Structural imaging techniques such as CT and MRI provide non-specific information during the diagnostic process. However, there are hardly any references on the use and potential benefits of radioisotope procedures for this pathology. In this article we present the case of a patient diagnosed with cerebral malaria treated in our centre, subjected to progressive monitoring using SPECT perfusion.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, España. Electronic address: manuel.moreno.caballero.samn@gmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreno-Caballero
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, España.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García Bernardo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, España.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Domínguez Grande
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, España.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Infante de la Torre
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serrano Vicente
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Radiología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, España.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fernández Prudencio
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, España.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Rayo Madrid
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016779:Malaria, Cerebral / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055420:Perfusion Imaging; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods
keywords: Cerebral blood flow SPECT; Cerebral malaria; Malaria cerebral; Neuroimagen; Neuroimaging; Plasmodium falciparum; SPECT de perfusión cerebral