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Parkinsonism and Tremor in a Patient with Plasmodium vivax Malaria Cover

Parkinsonism and Tremor in a Patient with Plasmodium vivax Malaria

By: Jung E. Park  
Open Access
|Jun 2017

Abstract

Background: A 57-year-old male diagnosed with Plasmodium vivax malaria presented with a subacute onset of hand tremor, slowness, and gait difficulty.

Phenomenology: A bilateral upper extremity kinetic tremor was seen, as well as a right upper extremity rigidity and body bradykinesia.

Educational Value: Parkinsonism and tremor are neurological manifestations that may occur in malaria as a result of globus pallidi and dentate nuclei involvement.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/tohm.388 | Journal eISSN: 2160-8288
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 26, 2017
Accepted on: May 16, 2017
Published on: Jun 5, 2017
Published by: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2017 Jung E. Park, published by Columbia University Libraries/Information Services
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