A patient with bilateral midbrain syndrome due to Plasmodium falciparum infection - a rare presentation
- Author:
Das Susanta Kumar
;
Ghosh Amritava
;
Khaskil Sudarshan
;
Mukhopadhyay Sabyasachi
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Neurology Asia
2012;17(3):231-233
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Cerebral malaria is a serious complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection with a high mortality
rate, usually present with diffuse cerebral involvement and rarely with focal neurologic defi cit. Here
we report a case of a young adult without any risk factors for stroke who presented with quadriparesis
and was diagnosed to have bilateral midbrain stroke-like syndrome due to Plasmodium falciparum
malaria. This is an unusual presentation of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. In tropical countries like
India, all patients who present with fever and neurologic defi cit should be tested for malaria.
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