title: Hemiparesis post cerebral malaria.
abstract: Cerebral malaria is one of the most serious complications in the Plasmodium falciparum infection. In endemic areas, the cerebral malaria interested mainly children. The occurrence in adults is very rare and most interested adult traveling in tropical zones. This case report describes a motor deficit post cerebral malaria in a young adult traveling in malaria endemic area. This complication has been reported especially in children and seems very rare in adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Military Hospital Mohamed V Instruction, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Oumkaltoum
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Taiaa
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Military Hospital Mohamed V Instruction, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Touriya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Amil
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Military Hospital Mohamed V Instruction, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Abdelatif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darbi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003128:Coma / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D016779:Malaria, Cerebral / Q000150:complications*; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco; D010291:Paresis / Q000469:parasitology*; D012640:Seizures / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology
keywords: Brain; cerebral malaria; magnetic resonance imaging; plasmodium falciparum