Hemiparesis post cerebral malaria
Open Access
- 1 January 2015
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Pan African Medical Journal in Pan African Medical Journal
Abstract
Cerebral malaria is one of the most serious complications in the Plasmodium falciparum infection. In endemic areas, the cerebral malaria interested mainly children. The occurrence in adults is very rare and most interested adult traveling in tropical zones. This case report describes a motor deficit post cerebral malaria in a young adult traveling in malaria endemic area. This complication has been reported especially in children and seems very rare in adults.Keywords
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