title: Atypical neurological manifestations of malaria.
abstract: Malaria is known as a great mimic. It can manifest subtly or abruptly, typically or atypically. This aspect of the disease can frequently mislead physicians. We present two patients of malaria with atypical neurological manifestations. The first patient of Plasmodium falciparum malaria presented with fever and altered sensorium; MRI of the brain suggested cerebral venous thrombosis. The second patient of Plasmodium vivax presented with fever, double vision and right eye lateral rectus palsy due to unilateral sixth cranial nerve involvement. Both patients were managed with antimalarials and supportive medical management, and had uneventful recoveries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singla
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Ashwani
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials