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Delayed cerebellar ataxia induced by Plasmodium falciparum malaria: A rare complication.

Emmanuel Edwar SiddigSarah Misbah El-SadigHala Fathi EltiganiAhmed Mudawi MusaNouh Saad MohamedAyman Ahmed
Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)
Here, we report the clinical manifestations, investigations, and outcomes of a patient developed delayed cerebellar ataxia following a malaria infection: an unusual complication of the disease. This report highlights the diagnostic challenges in a country endemic with several infectious diseases, yet it has a limited diagnostic and surveillance capacity.
Keyphrases
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • infectious diseases
  • early onset
  • public health
  • case report
  • skeletal muscle