Disease or Syndrome
cerebral malaria
cer·e·bral ma·lar·i·a
Subclass of:
Central Nervous System Protozoal Infections; Malaria
Definitions related to malaria, cerebral:
  • (cerebral malaria) A sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum in the brain, which can cause coma and/or seizures.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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