title: Psychiatric complications of malaria: a case report.
abstract: This article reviews the psychiatric complications of malaria. A case of malaria infection is described. The diagnoses, treatment, and neuropsychiatric complications of acute and chronic malaria infection are discussed. The treatment of malaria and its complications are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate University, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Alao
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dewan
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D002738:Chloroquine