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Indian J Ophthalmol
; 64(11): 852-854, 2016 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27958213
ABSTRACT
Opsoclonus-myoclonus ataxia (OMA) syndrome is rare in children, mostly caused by neuroblastoma. Here, we present two very rare cases presenting with OMA due to falciparum malaria. Both of them responded to a high dose of adrenocorticotrophin hormone and intravenous immunoglobulin without recurrence and complication.
Subject(s)
Malaria, Falciparum/complications , Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome/etiology , Animals , Antigens, Protozoan/analysis , Brain/pathology , Child , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Malaria, Falciparum/diagnosis , Malaria, Falciparum/parasitology , Male , Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome/diagnosis , Plasmodium falciparum/immunology , Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Am J Med Sci
; 351(6): 625, 2016 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27238928