title: Incidence and outcome of neurological sequelae in survivors of cerebral malaria.
abstract: This hospital based study was carried out on 185 adult patients of cerebral malaria. Out of 185 patients, 62 (33.5%) died and 123 (66.5%) survived. Neurological sequelae were present in 13 (10.5%) of 123 survivors at the time of discharge (i.e. 10-15 days after recovery from coma) from the hospital. These were in form of psychosis in 5 patients (4%), cerebellar ataxia in 4 patients (3.2%), extrapyramidal rigidity in 2 patients (1.62%) and hemiplegia in 2 patients (1.62%).
authors.affiliation: Dept of Medicine, S.P. Medical College and Attached P.B.M. Hospital, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Bajiya
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kochar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D016779:Malaria, Cerebral / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors