CEREBRAL MALARIA - FACTORS AFFECTING OUTCOME OF TREATMENT IN A SUBOPTIMAL CLINICAL SETTING

  • 1 February 1990
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 93  (1) , 44-47
Abstract
Over a period of 6 months, 109 patients were admitted to the medical wards of the Gondar College Hospital with malaria. Out of these, 26 patients (24.8%) had cerebral malaria as defined by the WHO Malaria Action Programme 1986. Fifteen of the 26 patients (57.7%) died. Longer duration of unconsciousness before coming to the hospital, hyperparasitaemia, oliguria, recurrent hypoglycaemia and convulsions was found to be significantly associated with mortality.

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