Bhatt Manasvini, Khot Wasim, Soneja Manish, Nischal Neeraj, Jorwal Pankaj, Biswas Ashutosh
Junior Resident.
Senior Resident.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2018 May;66(5):88-9.
Albeit malaria is a common health problem in many parts of the world, the entity of post-malaria neurological syndrome (PMNS) is not well recognized. This is a rare entity of neurological and psychiatric manifestations described in patients with falciparum malaria which usually develops within 2 months of recovery from the illness. It has been reported in 1.2/1000 falciparum malaria cases, more commonly in those with severe disease. We report case of a 62-yrs-old male presenting with recurrent generalized seizures following adequately treated vivax malaria. Relevant investigations were done to rule out other differentials. The patient recovered completely reiterating the self-limiting course of PMNS. Occurrence of PMNS following uncomplicated vivax malaria is peculiar in this report.
尽管疟疾在世界许多地区是一个常见的健康问题,但疟疾后神经综合征(PMNS)这一实体尚未得到充分认识。这是一种在恶性疟患者中描述的罕见的神经和精神表现实体,通常在疾病康复后2个月内出现。据报道,每1000例恶性疟病例中有1.2例出现该综合征,更常见于重症患者。我们报告了一例62岁男性,在间日疟得到充分治疗后出现反复发作的全身性癫痫。进行了相关检查以排除其他鉴别诊断。患者完全康复,再次证明了PMNS的自限性病程。本报告中,无并发症的间日疟后出现PMNS的情况很特殊。