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A Rare Presentation to the Emergency Department with Confusion: Cerebral Malaria

Bilinç Bulanıklığı ile Nadir Bir Başvuru; Serebral Sıtma

Gökçe Akgül Karadana(Department of Emergency Medicine, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey)
Özlem Dikme(Department of Emergency Medicine, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey)
Selman Yeniocak(Department of Emergency Medicine, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey)
Hakan Topaçoğlu(Department of Emergency Medicine, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey)
Pages
1–3
Publication Date
2015-01-01
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Conclusion: In patients presenting with confusion, obtaining detailed and repetitive history can be life-saving

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: In the case of patients presenting to the emergency department with confusion, many diseases should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
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Key Findings & Data:Cerebral malaria is a serious complication of malaria presenting with somnolence, coma, delirium, and seizures and has a mortality rate of 20%.Case Report: In this report, we present the case of a patient who was brought by ambulance to the emergency department with sudden onset of confusion, which was eventually diagnosed as cerebral malaria.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: In patients presenting with confusion, obtaining detailed and repetitive history can be life-saving
🔬Design:Makale
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Bilinç Bulanıklığı · ateş · sıtma

Abstract

Introduction: In the case of patients presenting to the emergency department with confusion, many diseases should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Cerebral malaria is a serious complication of malaria presenting with somnolence, coma, delirium, and seizures and has a mortality rate of 20%.Case Report: In this report, we present the case of a patient who was brought by ambulance to the emergency department with sudden onset of confusion, which was eventually diagnosed as cerebral malaria. Conclusion: In patients presenting with confusion, obtaining detailed and repetitive history can be life-saving

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Giriş: Acil servise bilinç bulanıklığı ile başvuran hastalarda ayırıcı tanıda birçok hastalık gözden geçirilmelidir. Bir sıtma komplikasyonu olan serebral sıtma somnolans, koma, deliryum ve nöbetle seyreden, mortalitesi %20’leri bulan ciddi klinik bir tablodur. Olgu Sunumu: Acil servise ambulansla ani başlayan bilinç bulanıklığı ile getirilen ve serebral sıtma tanısı alan bir olgu sunulmuştur. Sonuç: Bilinç bulanıklığı ile başvuran hastalarda ayrıntılı ve tekrarlayan hikaye almak hayat kurtarıcı olabilmektedir

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Karadana, G. A., Dikme, Ö., Yeniocak, S., Topaçoğlu, H. (2015). A Rare Presentation to the Emergency Department with Confusion: Cerebral Malaria. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1, 1–3. https://ajindex.com/articles/1345958

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