Postmalaria neurological syndrome: a case report

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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Main Authors: Leonardo Ponce da Motta, Márcio Araújo da Costa, Marcelo Barreto Gouvea, Alberto Saraiva Tibúrcio, Esaú Custódio João Filho, Maurício Specterow, Beatriz Cappatto da Silva, Maria Letícia Fernandes Oliveira Nascimento, Natasha Sbragio Ganem, Marcelo Rosandiski Lyra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Síndrome neurológica pós-malária
Metilprednisolona
Plasmodium falciparum
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