'malaria meningitis' (Cerebral Malaria)
Definition : A condition characterized by somnolence or coma in the presence of an acute infection with PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM (and rarely other Plasmodium species). Initial clinical manifestations include HEADACHES; SEIZURES; and alterations of mentation followed by a rapid progression to COMA. Pathologic features include cerebral capillaries filled with parasitized erythrocytes and multiple small foci of cortical and subcortical necrosis. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p136)
Source : National Library of Medicine (MeSH 2007)
Definition : A condition characterized by somnolence or coma in the presence of an acute infection with PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM (and rarely other Plasmodium species). Initial clinical manifestations include HEADACHES; SEIZURES; and alterations of mentation followed by a rapid progression to COMA. Pathologic features include cerebral capillaries filled with parasitized erythrocytes and multiple small foci of cortical and subcortical necrosis. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p136)
Source : National Library of Medicine (MeSH 2007)


Using this criteria, we found physicians in the following specialties who are likely to address 'malaria meningitis' (Cerebral Malaria)

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Nabin Shrestha, MD Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Specialty : Infectious Disease
Subspecialty/Area of Concentration : Microbiology, International Health, Travel and Tropical Medicine
Special Interests : Endocarditis, Eosinophilia, Malaria, Fungal Infections, Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Cerebral Malaria
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