Post-malaria neurological syndrome--two cases in patients of African origin

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2008 May;78(5):699-701.

Abstract

Post-malaria neurological syndrome (PMNS) defined by a post-infective encephalopathy occurring within 2 months after an episode of Plasmodium falciparum infection is still a debated entity. We describe 2 cases of PMNS in 2 patients of African origin, born and living in France. Both patients had severe P. falciparum infection, followed by PMNS. They recovered with no sequelae. These are the first-reported cases of PMNS in patients of African ethnicity and living in France.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / therapeutic use
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Brain Diseases / etiology
  • Brain Diseases / parasitology*
  • Cote d'Ivoire / ethnology
  • Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / drug therapy
  • France
  • Gambia / ethnology
  • Humans
  • Malaria, Falciparum / complications*
  • Male
  • Syndrome
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Acyclovir