Corticosteroid-Responsive Postmalaria Encephalopathy Characterized by Motor Aphasia, Myoclonus, and Postural Tremor
Author(s) -
H. Schnorf,
Karin Diserens,
H. Schnyder,
Michel Chofflon,
Louis Loutan,
Virginia Chaves,
Théodor Landis
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3687
pISSN - 0003-9942
DOI - 10.1001/archneur.55.3.417
Subject(s) - myoclonus , ataxia , medicine , encephalopathy , aphasia , cerebellar ataxia , neurological examination , pediatrics , neurological disorder , movement disorders , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anesthesia , central nervous system disease , pathology , psychiatry , disease
To study the clinical spectrum of an acute severe encephalopathy occurring in 2 patients after recovery from falciparum malaria infection and to compare it with the reported clinical features of the postmalaria neurological syndrome.
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