1. Cerebral∣Malaria Caused by Plasmodium vivax.
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Satti, Luqman, Zahid, Muhammad, Ikram, Aamer, Qumar, Tanweer Ahmed, and Nadeem, Yasser
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CEREBRAL malaria , *PLASMODIUM falciparum , *PLASMODIUM vivax - Abstract
Cerebral malaria is a dreadful complication of Plasmodium falciparum with high mortality and morbidity especially in children and pregnant women. Although rare, but most of the Plasmodium vivax induced cerebral involvement has been reported in India and China. More than 45 cases of P. vivax cerebral malaria have been published till today since 1920. We report a case of P. vivax infection complicated by cerebral involvement with intact sensorium in a young soldier. Patient was managed successfully with artemether based compound. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third reported case in Pakistan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011