Publication: Post-Malaria Neurological Syndrome - A Case of Bell’s Palsy After Plasmodium Vivax Malaria Authors
Date
2013
Authors
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN 1990-7974 eISSN 1990-7982
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 66 - 67
Publisher
Nepal Paediatric Society (JNPS)
Abstract
Abstract:
Post-malaria neurological syndrome (PMNS) is defined as the acute onset of neurological or neuropsychiatric syndrome in a patient who had recently recovered from malaria and have negative blood film at the time of onset of neurological symptoms. It is relatively rare, with various clinical symptoms. We report first case of Bell’s palsy developing on 10th day of afebrile period after successful treatment of Plasmodium vivax (P.vivax) malaria and which completely recovered in next two weeks.
Description
AK Singh
Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
S Chakraborti
BSMC, Bankura, West Bengal
S Subhranag
BC Roy Post Graduate Institute of Paediatric Sciences, Kolkata
Keywords
Post-malaria neurological syndrome, Bell’s palsy, Plasmodium vivax (P.vivax), malaria
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v33i1.6893