Cerebral malaria, neurological sequelae, management. Several neurological complications are associated with complicated and severe falciparum malaria.
Cerebral malaria is one of the most dreaded complication.
The children are particularly more vulnerable to have this complication. Despite availability of several potent antimalarial drugs in recent past, the mortality status has not changed. A large number of survivors are left with disabling neurological sequelae. Few patients may experience post-malaria neurological syndrome after recovery from complicated falciparum infection. Various psychiatric syndromes have been described either as early manifestation of cerebral malaria or part of post malaria neurological syndrome.