Postmalaria neurological syndrome: a case report
Described here is a case of postmalaria neurological syndrome in a patient who presented infection by Plasmodium falciparum two months earlier. The patient received empiric use of acyclovir for herpetic meningoencephalitis, but neuropsychiatric symptoms improved only after administration of methylpr...
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Published in | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 787 - 788 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Brazil
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
01.11.2011
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) |
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Summary: | Described here is a case of postmalaria neurological syndrome in a patient who presented infection by Plasmodium falciparum two months earlier. The patient received empiric use of acyclovir for herpetic meningoencephalitis, but neuropsychiatric symptoms improved only after administration of methylprednisolone. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0037-8682 1678-9849 1678-9849 0037-8682 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0037-86822011000600027 |