[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 |