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Falciparum malaria presenting as psychosis

A Sowunmi1, J U Ohaeri, C O Falade

  • 1Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Tropical and Geographical Medicine
|January 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Falciparum malaria can cause severe psychiatric symptoms in adolescents, including aggression and psychosis. Prompt antimalarial treatment and prophylaxis effectively resolved and prevented these neurological complications.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Falciparum malaria is a significant global health concern, particularly in endemic regions.
  • Neurological complications of malaria can manifest with diverse and severe symptoms.
  • Psychiatric manifestations in malaria are less commonly reported but can be debilitating.