Severe myoclonus in a patient recovering from falciparum malaria

Y Geerts; K Van den Abbeele; R Colebunders; A Van Gompel; W Croughs; J Van den Ende

Severe myoclonus in a patient recovering from falciparum malaria

Y Geerts, K Van den Abbeele, R Colebunders, A Van Gompel, W Croughs, J Van den Ende

Tropical Medicine

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Abstract

Isolated myoclonus has rarely been. reported as a complication of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. We describe the development of chaotic myoclonic jerks in an afebrile and conscious patient, the fourth day of treatment with quinine for P. falciparum infection. The myoclonus finally resulted in a generalized tonic-clonic seizure and coma, which resolved without further antimalarial treatment.

Original language	English
Journal	Tropical and Geographical Medicine
Volume	47
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	220
Number of pages	1
ISSN	0041-3232
Publication status	Published - 1995

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Protozoal diseases
Malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Neurology
Myoclonus
Imported diseases
Case reports
Belgium
Europe-West
Sierra Leone
Africa-West

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Severe myoclonus in a patient recovering from falciparum malaria

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