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. 2013 Mar 21;7(5):914–916. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2013/5251.2974

[Table/Fig-3]:

Clinical features of patients of myelitis of malarial origin

Sl. No Title Age (yr) sex Onset Manifestation Outcome
1 ADEM following falciparum malaria caused by VZV reactivation [2]. 20 M Acute Encephalo myelitis like presentation Responded to antimalarial, meropenem and acyclovir. Recovered after 2 weeks, cephalgia persisted for 6 months
2 ADEM after mixed malaria infection with MRI closely simulating multiple sclerosis [9]. Adult female Acute Acute onset of bladder retention and paraparesis during recovery ?Recovery
3 ADEM after treatment of p. vivax malaria [10]. 1.5 F Acute Fever, loss of consciousness, hemiparesis Recovered after steroid therapy on 6 months of follow up
4 ADEM following falciparum malaria [11]. 20 M Acute Headache, paresthesia below nipples, backache, difficulty in holding urine, irrelevant speech Recovered after 1 week of prednisolone therapy, but paraesthesia recovered after 2 months