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Hemiparesis post cerebral malaria

Pan African Medical JournalPublished 1 January 2015Open access
Oumkaltoum Taiaa, Touriya Amil, Abdelatif Darbi
Citations18
SJR quartileQ3
SJR score0.34
SNIP0.51
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TL;DR

A motor deficit post cerebral malaria in a young adult traveling in malaria endemic area is described and seems very rare in adults.

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.

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Medicine