Cerebral malaria. Factors affecting outcome of treatment in a suboptimal clinical setting.
Over a period of 6 months, 109 patients were admitted to the medical wards of the Gondar College Hospital with malaria. Out of these, 26 patients (24.8%) had cerebral malaria as defined by the WHO Malaria Action Programme 1986. Fifteen of the 26 patients (57.7%) died. Longer duration of unconsciousness before coming to the hospital, hyperparasitaemia, oliguria, recurrent hypoglycaemia and convulsions were found to be significantly associated with mortality.
Endeshaw
Y
Y
Gondar College of Medical Sciences, Ethiopia.
Assefa
D
D
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors
D002738:Chloroquine