Postmalaria neurological syndrome: a case report

  • Motta L
  • Costa M
  • Gouvea M
  • et al.
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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.Descrição de um caso de síndrome neurológica pós-malária em paciente que apresentou infecção por Plasmodium falciparum dois meses antes. O paciente fez uso empírico de aciclovir para meningoencefalite herpética, mas a melhora dos sintomas neuropsiquiátricos só ocorreu após administração de metilprednisolona.

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Motta, L. P. da, Costa, M. A. da, Gouvea, M. B., Tibúrcio, A. S., João Filho, E. C., Specterow, M., … Lyra, M. R. (2011). Postmalaria neurological syndrome: a case report. Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 44(6), 787–788. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0037-86822011000600027

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