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. 2022 May-Jun;25(3):549-551.
doi: 10.4103/aian.aian_996_21. Epub 2022 Feb 9.

Cerebral Venous Thrombosis as a Complication of Plasmodium Vivax Malaria: A Report of 2 Cases

Ayush Agarwal  1 , Suhas Murali  1 , Anand Warrier  1 , Aneesha Thomas  1 , Yamini Antil  1 , Aanchal Chadha  1 , Venugopalan Y Vishnu  1 , Ajay Garg  2 , M V Padma Srivastava  1
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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis as a Complication of Plasmodium Vivax Malaria: A Report of 2 Cases

Ayush Agarwal et al. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2022 May-Jun.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) NCCT head revealing right temporo-occipital intraparenchymal hemorrhage with perilesional edema and midline shift. (b-e) MRI brain revealing a hemorrhagic infarct on FLAIR (d) with Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) imaging (b) and Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps (c) showing diffusion restriction. Susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) images (e) show evidence of hemorrhages. (f) MRV shows right transverse and sigmoid sinus thrombosis (arrow)
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) NCCT head revealing left frontal intraparenchymal hemorrhage with perilesional edema and midline shift. (b-e) MRI brain revealing a hemorrhagic infarct on FLAIR (d) with DWI imaging (b) and ADC maps (c) showing diffusion restriction. SWI images (e) show evidence of hemorrhages. (f) MRV shows thrombosis left frontal cortical veins
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