Hemiplegia: An unusual presentation of cerebral malaria in infancy
| Autor: | Mukut Banerjee, Tarak Nath Ghosh, Sangita De, Prashanth Kumar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Nepal Medical Association, Vol 55, Iss 204, Pp 102-104 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0028-2715 1815-672X |
| Popis: | Malaria is one of the most common diseases in the tropical countries. Cerebral malaria is usually a diffuse symmetric encephalopathy with focal signs being unusual. We report a seven month old boy presented with low grade fever, pallor , altered sensorium and right sided hemiplegia. CT scan brain revealed massive hypodensity suggestive of infarct involving the left parieto-temporal region. Investigations revealed anaemia, thrombocytopenia and positive peripheral blood smear for falciparum malaria. The child improved with anti- malarials and physiotherapy. |
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