Post malaria acute motor axonal neuropathy

Abstract

We report herein the first case of acute motor axonal neuropathy syndrome after severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a traveller, diagnosed through neurophysiological findings and high level of neurofilaments light chain in cerebrospinal fluid analysis, with negative testing for anti-ganglioside antibodies.

Keywords: Plasmodium falciparum; AMAN syndrome; Severe malaria; acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; neurofilaments light chain; post malaria AMAN syndrome.