Expressive aphasia: an isolated and reversible complication of cerebral malaria in a child

In view of repeat seizure, patient was given diazepam in- travenous bolus and loaded with injection phenytoin (20 mg/kg) and maintenance doses were charted after 12 h. Empirical treatment on lines of complicated malaria was started as per WHO guidelines3. There was no abnormality on MRI brain in our...

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Published in:Journal of vector borne diseases 2012-06, Vol.49 (2), p.117-118
Main Authors: Maini, B, Narayan, R, Bhardwaj, A K, Sharma, P D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aphasia
Aphasia, Broca - diagnosis
Aphasia, Broca - etiology
Care and treatment
Case studies
Cerebral malaria
Child
Coma
Diagnosis
Female
Humans
India
Malaria
Malaria, Cerebral - complications
Malaria, Falciparum - complications
neurological impairment
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pediatrics
Plasmodium falciparum
Rehabilitation
Speech
Studies
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Summary:In view of repeat seizure, patient was given diazepam in- travenous bolus and loaded with injection phenytoin (20 mg/kg) and maintenance doses were charted after 12 h. Empirical treatment on lines of complicated malaria was started as per WHO guidelines3. There was no abnormality on MRI brain in our case. [...]neurotoxic/immunological mechanisms (of ultrastructural microscopic/biochemical nature) may be involved in our case as cause of expressive aphasia.
ISSN:0972-9062
DOI:10.4103/0972-9062.213378