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Post-malaria delayed cerebellar ataxia in a traveller.
J Travel Med
December 2024
Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia and ASST 'Spedali Civili di Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
An imported malaria case with repeated episodes of neurological syndromes resulting from different Plasmodium species.
BMC Infect Dis
January 2024
Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
Background: Imported cerebral malaria (CM) cases in non-endemic areas are often misdiagnosed, which delays treatment. Post-malaria neurological syndrome (PMNS) after recovery from severe malaria can also complicate diagnosis.
Case: We report an imported malaria case from West Africa with two sequential episodes with neurological syndromes within about a month.
Neurological Complications of Malaria.
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep
August 2022
Department of Neurology, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Science, Kolkata, India.
Purpose Of Review: To discuss the neurological complications and pathophysiology of organ damage following malaria infection.
Recent Findings: The principal advancement made in malaria research has been a better understanding of the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria (CM), the most dreaded neurological complication generally caused by Plasmodium falciparum infection. However, no definitive treatment has yet been evolved other than the use of antimalarial drugs and supportive care.
Delayed cerebellar ataxia, A rare post-malaria neurological complication: Case report and review of the literature.
Travel Med Infect Dis
December 2021
Department of Medicine, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address:
Delayed cerebellar ataxia (DCA) is a rare post-malarial neurological complication with unknown pathomechanism characterized by its self-limiting course and favorable outcome. We report a case of DCA following an uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infection in a 30-year old Swiss traveler returning from Cameroon and discuss the case in light of the published literature.
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Malar J
November 2020
Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, University of Udine and Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata Di Udine, 33100, Udine, Italy.
Background: Malaria still represents a major health threat, in terms of both morbidity and mortality. Complications of malaria present a diversified clinical spectrum, with neurological involvement leading to the most serious related-conditions. The authors recently encountered a case of a 60-year old Italian man presenting with confusion, language disturbances and Parkinson-like syndrome 3 weeks after complete remission from severe Plasmodium falciparum cerebral malaria.
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