Guillain-Barré syndrome following acute falciparum malaria.
Plasmodium falciparum malaria is often complicated by involvement of the gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and nervous systems. The development of Guillain-Barré syndrome in 10 patients who had had acute P. falciparum malaria during its seasonal exacerbation is reported.
Sokrab
Tag-Eldin O
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Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
Eltahir
Ammar
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Idris
Mohamed N A
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Hamid
Murtada
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged