The clinical features of cerebral malaria in children

ABSTRACT

This paper is a description of the clinical features of cerebral malaria in children; based on the author's experience in a study of this disease in Malawi; Africa. The presenting symptoms; physical signs and laboratory features are described; and the course of the illness during treatment is outlined. Cerebral malaria can resemble many other childhood illnesses; accurate diagnosis is essential if correct treatment is to be provided quickly. Even with optimal treatment the mortality is about 20 percent ; and some children are left with neurological sequelae