Post-malaria neurological syndrome--two cases in patients of African origin.
Post-malaria neurological syndrome (PMNS) defined by a post-infective encephalopathy occurring within 2 months after an episode of Plasmodium falciparum infection is still a debated entity. We describe 2 cases of PMNS in 2 patients of African origin, born and living in France. Both patients had severe P. falciparum infection, followed by PMNS. They recovered with no sequelae. These are the first-reported cases of PMNS in patients of African ethnicity and living in France.
Prendki
Virginie
V
Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny, France.
Elzière
Claire
C
Durand
Rémy
R
Hamdi
Aicha
A
Cohen
Yves
Y
Onnen
Igor
I
Bouchaud
Olivier
O
D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000208:ethnology; D020803:Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex / Q000188:drug therapy; D005602:France; D005714:Gambia / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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