Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients.

	Coma with only P. vivax by PCR	Coma with only P. vivax on microscopy but PCR positive for mixed species or P. falciparum	Coma with P. vivax plus P. falciparum coinfection by microscopic cross- examination and/or HRP2 antigen positivity, or other diagnosis
Number	6	8	10
Age (yrs) Median and range	19 [10]-[25]	16 [6]–[30]	16 [1]–[30]
No of Males (% total)	4 (66%)	6 (75%)	8 (80%)
No of Indigenous Papuans (% total)	4 (83%)	6 (75%)	9 (90%)
Glasgow Coma Score Median [Range]	9 [8]–[10]	8 [5]–[11]	10 [4]–[11]
Time to recovery from coma (hrs) Median [Range]	42 [24–48]	48 [18–60]	84 [16–192]
Neurological sequelae	Yes	No	No
Fatal outcome (n)	0	1	0
Hemoglobin (g/dl) Median(Range)	11 (9.4–11.7)	10.1 (7.9–12.6)	10.8 (3.9–14.4)
Leukocytes (/µl) Median (Range)	9600 (8500–11400)	9250 (6800–13800)	10100 (4900–39600)
Platelets (x 103/µl) Median (Range)	178 (133–221)	154 (74–377)	94 (32–328)
Glucose (mmol/L) Median (Range)	6.1 (4.8–7.8)	5.8 (4.675–8.3)	7.5 (4.8–217)
Lumbar Puncture Obtained	3/6 (50%)	6/8 (75%)	7/10 (70%)
CSF cells>50/µl	0/3 (0%)	0/6 (0%)	1/7 (14%)