Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis--another cause of post malaria cerebellar ataxia.
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ABSTRACT
The aetio-pathogenesis of delayed onset cerebellar ataxia following Plasmodium falciparum malaria is uncertain. An autoimmune demyelinating pathology has been suspected though not yet definitively substantiated. In the present communication we report a case of delayed onset cerebellar ataxia following acute falciparum malaria, where magnetic resonance imaging revealed demyelinating lesions in the pons and cerebellar peduncles which disappeared after resolution of symptoms.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Male
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Pons
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cerebellar Ataxia
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Cerebellum
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Acute Disease
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Malaria, Falciparum
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Adult
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Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated
Language:
English
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
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