Case Report
Post Malarial Neurological Syndrome: An Uncommon Cause
| Saumya Mittal*, Misri ZK, Rakshith KC and Salony Mittal | |
| Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Corresponding Author : | Saumya Mittal Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, India Tel: +919663414840 E-mail: saumyamittal1@gmail.com |
| Received May 14, 2015; Accepted June 15, 2015; Published June 18, 2015 | |
| Citation: Mittal S, Misri ZK, Rakshith KC, Mittal S (2015) Post Malarial Neurological Syndrome: An Uncommon Cause. J Neuroinfect Dis S1:004. doi:10.4172/2314-7326. S1-004 | |
| Copyright: © 2015 Mittal S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | |
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Abstract
Post Malarial Neurological Syndrome a manifestation of cerebral malaria is known to be caused by plasmodium falciparum. It’s characterized by aphasia, tremors, myoclonus, psychiatric manifestations and white matter patchy changes in MRI. Post malarial neurological syndrome causes mild neurological deficits to severe encephalopathies. We present a case with this syndrome and all its neuroradiological and EEG manifestations caused by plasmodium vivax. Vivax malaria is known to have a more benign course. In our review, we found no reports suggestive of post malarial neurological syndrome caused by plasmodium vivax. We therefore report the case and review the manifestations of Post Malarial Neurological Syndrome.
