No coma, but expressive dysphasia with cerebellar signs: an unique presentation of cerebral malaria

No coma, but expressive dysphasia with cerebellar signs: an unique presentation of cerebral malaria

Malarial infection is not uncommonly complicated by cerebral involvement and poses significant mortality and morbidity especially in children. Similar complications may be seen in the adult population. Cerebral malaria is defined as encephalopathy that presents with impaired consciousness, delirium,...

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Main Authors: Shahar, Mohamed Arif, Ngiu, Chai Soon, Hashim, Hasnur Zaman, Tan, Hui Jang, Periyasamy, Petrick
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Language:English
Published: Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2011
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spelling iium-74792014-06-04T18:03:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/7479/ No coma, but expressive dysphasia with cerebellar signs: an unique presentation of cerebral malaria Shahar, Mohamed Arif Ngiu, Chai Soon Hashim, Hasnur Zaman Tan, Hui Jang Periyasamy, Petrick R Medicine (General) Malarial infection is not uncommonly complicated by cerebral involvement and poses significant mortality and morbidity especially in children. Similar complications may be seen in the adult population. Cerebral malaria is defined as encephalopathy that presents with impaired consciousness, delirium, and/or seizures. Neurological deficits are commonly seen as sequelae of cerebral malaria rather than as presenting symptoms or signs. We present here a unique case of cerebral malaria with focal neurological deficits but without alteration in conscious level. Keeping rare presentations of common illnesses in mind, clinicians should consider the possibility of cerebral malaria in a patient with neurological deficits and a history of fever and travel in endemic areas. Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2011-08 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/7479/1/Cerebral_Malaria.pdf Shahar, Mohamed Arif and Ngiu, Chai Soon and Hashim, Hasnur Zaman and Tan, Hui Jang and Periyasamy, Petrick (2011) No coma, but expressive dysphasia with cerebellar signs: an unique presentation of cerebral malaria. Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore, 40 (8). pp. 382-383. ISSN 0304-4602 http://www.annals.edu.sg/pdf/40VolNo8Aug2011/v40n8p382.pdf
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topic R Medicine (General)
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Shahar, Mohamed Arif
Ngiu, Chai Soon
Hashim, Hasnur Zaman
Tan, Hui Jang
Periyasamy, Petrick
No coma, but expressive dysphasia with cerebellar signs: an unique presentation of cerebral malaria
description Malarial infection is not uncommonly complicated by cerebral involvement and poses significant mortality and morbidity especially in children. Similar complications may be seen in the adult population. Cerebral malaria is defined as encephalopathy that presents with impaired consciousness, delirium, and/or seizures. Neurological deficits are commonly seen as sequelae of cerebral malaria rather than as presenting symptoms or signs. We present here a unique case of cerebral malaria with focal neurological deficits but without alteration in conscious level. Keeping rare presentations of common illnesses in mind, clinicians should consider the possibility of cerebral malaria in a patient with neurological deficits and a history of fever and travel in endemic areas.
format Article
author Shahar, Mohamed Arif
Ngiu, Chai Soon
Hashim, Hasnur Zaman
Tan, Hui Jang
Periyasamy, Petrick
author_facet Shahar, Mohamed Arif
Ngiu, Chai Soon
Hashim, Hasnur Zaman
Tan, Hui Jang
Periyasamy, Petrick
author_sort Shahar, Mohamed Arif
title No coma, but expressive dysphasia with cerebellar signs: an unique presentation of cerebral malaria
title_short No coma, but expressive dysphasia with cerebellar signs: an unique presentation of cerebral malaria
title_full No coma, but expressive dysphasia with cerebellar signs: an unique presentation of cerebral malaria
title_fullStr No coma, but expressive dysphasia with cerebellar signs: an unique presentation of cerebral malaria
title_full_unstemmed No coma, but expressive dysphasia with cerebellar signs: an unique presentation of cerebral malaria
title_sort no coma, but expressive dysphasia with cerebellar signs: an unique presentation of cerebral malaria
publisher Academy of Medicine, Singapore
publishDate 2011
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/7479/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/7479/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/7479/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/7479/1/Cerebral_Malaria.pdf
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