Siddig Emmanuel Edwar, Misbah El-Sadig Sarah, Eltigani Hala Fathi, Musa Ahmed Mudawi, Mohamed Nouh Saad, Ahmed Ayman
Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences University of Khartoum Khartoum Sudan.
Faculty of Medicine University of Khartoum Khartoum Sudan.
Clin Case Rep. 2023 Oct 20;11(10):e8053. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.8053. eCollection 2023 Oct.
In endemic areas, malaria-induced cerebellar ataxia should be suspected in patients presenting with neurological disorders including slurred speech, tremors, and a sense of imbalance and dizziness while walking. Healthcare providers should be aware to properly investigate and early detect and manage infections associated with the development of cerebellar ataxia to improve the case management and clinical outcome cost-effectively.
Here, we report the clinical manifestations, investigations, and outcomes of a patient developed delayed cerebellar ataxia following a malaria infection: an unusual complication of the disease. This report highlights the diagnostic challenges in a country endemic with several infectious diseases, yet it has a limited diagnostic and surveillance capacity.
在疟疾流行地区，对于出现包括言语不清、震颤以及行走时失衡和头晕等神经系统疾病的患者，应怀疑疟疾诱发的小脑性共济失调。医疗保健提供者应意识到要进行适当调查，尽早发现并处理与小脑性共济失调发展相关的感染，以便以具有成本效益的方式改善病例管理和临床结局。
在此，我们报告了一名疟疾感染后发生迟发性小脑性共济失调患者的临床表现、检查及结局，这是该疾病一种不寻常的并发症。本报告强调了在一个多种传染病流行但诊断和监测能力有限的国家所面临的诊断挑战。
