Table 1 Presenting severity signs of enrolled patients
From: Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in adults with severe falciparum malaria
| Â | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
|  | (n = 43) | |
Cerebral malaria (GCS < 11) | 31 | (72%) |
Venous lactate >4 mmol/l | 20 | (47%) |
Jaundice (bilirubin >2.5 mg/dl + parasites >100,000/mm3) | 9 | (21%) |
Hyperparasitaemia (>10%) | 8 | (19%) |
Generalized convulsions (≥2 in 24 hours) | 7 | (16%) |
Acidosis (venous bicarbonate <15 mmol/l) | 6 | (14%) |
Renal failure (creatinine >3 g/dL or anuria) | 5 | (12%) |
Severe anaemia (Hct < 20% + parasites > 100,000/mm3) | 3 | (7%) |
Spontaneous bleeding | 1 | (2%) |
Hypoglycaemia (blood glucose <40 mg/dl) | 1 | (2%) |
Pulmonary oedema | 0 | (0%) |
Shock (systolic BP < 80 + cool peripheries) | 0 | (0%) |