Post malaria cerebellar ataxia and ocular flutter: report of two cases.
We report two cases of post malarial cerebellar ataxia presenting with severe ocular flutter, in a female of 72 years and a male of 20 years. Both patients had falciparum malaria infection. CT scans of both patients were within normal limits for the age. Cerebellar signs as well as ocular flutter responded very well to moderate doses of prednisolone therapy.
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002524:Cerebellar Ataxia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000962:Antimalarials; D011239:Prednisolone