Cerebral malaria is one of a number of clinical syndromes associated with infection by human malaria parasites of the genus Plasmodium. The etiology of cerebral malaria derives from sequestration ...

The parasites can also clog blood vessels in the brain in certain cases, leading to cerebral malaria. Symptoms include seizures, confusion and coma and it also can cause long-term neurological ...

A mysterious disease with symptoms resembling cerebral malaria has claimed the lives of five children in Nagarbhitha village of Mandar block in Jharkhand's Sahibganj district, officials said.

A potential new way of treating cerebral malaria has been discovered by scientists at the Universities of Manchester and Glasgow, in a study using mice. The authors found that inhibiting a complex ...

“If this is true for VAR2CSA, it’s also possible that it is true for other [surface proteins] that are associated with forms of severe malaria, such as cerebral malaria.” Lab safety rules dictate that ...

Dumka: The health department launched a survey in Mandro block in Sahibganj district to diagnose undetected cases and contain ...

Dumka: The death toll at malaria-infected Nagarbhita village in Mandro block of Sahibganj district rose to six following the ...

And cerebral malaria can occur when the small blood vessels in the brain become blocked, leading to seizures, brain damage and even coma.

Cerebral malaria (CM) is a complex of syndromes relating to the presence of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes sequestering in the brain microvasculature. The mechanisms of pathology are ...