Extrapyramidal manifestations in cerebral malaria

Jayaweera, D.T.; Vinasithambi, S.; Abeyawardane, B.Y.; Nimalasuriya, A.; Mihindukulasuriya, J.C.; Perera, S.M.; Machado, V.; Dharmadasa, K.

Ceylon Medical Journal 22(1): 64-65

1977


ISSN/ISBN: 0009-0875
PMID: 630656
Document Number: 115116
A rare manifestation of cerebral Plasmodium falciparum infection was seen in a man in Sri Lanka. After a history of malaria 6 months earlier he developed intermitten fever and was found to have encephalopathy with acute extrapyramidal symptoms. He was cured by treatment with chloroquine, primaquine and phenobarbitone.

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