Delayed cerebellar ataxia, A rare post-malaria neurological complication: Case report and review of the literature. Issue 44 (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Muigg, Veronika; Maier, Marion Irmgard; Kuenzli, Esther; Neumayr, Andreas
• Is Part Of: Travel medicine and infectious disease. Issue 44(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: Post-malarial -- Post-infectious -- Neurological syndrome; Travel -- Health aspects -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Tropical medicine -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102177
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-8939

Abstract

Abstract: Delayed cerebellar ataxia (DCA) is a rare post-malarial neurological complication with unknown pathomechanism characterized by its self-limiting course and favorable outcome. We report a case of DCA following an uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infection in a 30-year old Swiss traveler returning from Cameroon and discuss the case in light of the published literature.