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Delayed gastric emptying time in adult cerebral Falciparum malaria
M K Mohapatra1, P C Dash, S C Mohapatro
1V.S.S. Medical College, Doctors Colony, Burla, Sambalpur, India. mohapatra.manoj@rediffmail.com
Objective:
We hypothesize that upper gastrointestinal symptoms in cerebral malaria are due to gastric motor dysfunction. But gastric motility studies in cerebral malaria are scarce.
Methods:
We determined gastric emptying half-time (GET½) of liquid meals quantitatively by radio isotope scintigraphy in 25 patients of cerebral malaria and 10 healthy controls.
Results:
GET½ was prolonged (46.5 ± 4.8 min) significantly (p <0.001) in patients of cerebral malaria compared to healthy controls (27.6 ± 5.3 min).
Conclusion:
Cerebral malaria can cause prolongation of gastric emptying time of liquid foods.
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