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Vol. 35. Issue 4.
Pages 253-256 (July - August 2016)
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Vol. 35. Issue 4.
Pages 253-256 (July - August 2016)
Clinical note
Contribution of brain perfusion SPECT in the diagnosis of a case of cerebral malaria
Aportación diagnóstica de la SPECT de perfusión cerebral en un caso de malaria cerebral
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M. Moreno-Caballeroa,
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, L. García Bernardoa, M.L. Domínguez Grandea, J.R. Infante de la Torrea, J. Serrano Vicentea, L. Fernández Prudenciob, J.I. Rayo Madrida
a Departamento de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain
b Departamento de Radiología, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain
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Table 1. Possible triggers of neurological manifestations in malaria.
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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.

Keywords:
Cerebral malaria
Cerebral blood flow SPECT
Neuroimaging
Plasmodium falciparum
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La malaria cerebral constituye una complicación severa de la infección por Plasmodium falciparum. Sus mecanismos fisiopatológicos y manifestaciones clínicas continúan siendo motivo de estudio en la actualidad. Durante el proceso diagnóstico, las técnicas de imagen estructural como la TC y la RM aportan una información poco específica. Sin embargo, apenas existen referencias bibliográficas que constaten la utilización y posibles beneficios de los procedimientos radioisotópicos para esta patología.

En este artículo exponemos el caso de un paciente diagnosticado de malaria cerebral atendido en nuestro centro, sometido a control evolutivo mediante SPECT de perfusión.

Palabras clave:
Malaria cerebral
SPECT de perfusión cerebral
Neuroimagen
Plasmodium falciparum

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