Abstract
Cerebral malaria is an unusual and treatable cause of stupor and coma, and it can present suddenly in a healthy person. It is diagnosed by finding parasites on a blood smear and is treated either with chloroquine or with quinine, pyrimethamine, and sulfadiazine.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 374-375 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1977 |
Keywords
- malaria, cerebral
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine