Cerebral malaria in children in South Sudan: 8 years experience in 261 cases.

Bartkovjak M, Ianetti R, Kutna K, Ondrusova A, Kniezova Z, Kalavsky M, Mykyta Y, Holeckova K, Vilmova M, Taziarova M, Benca J, Seckova S, Dubai A, Pivarnik M, Duris M, Bukovinova P, Kralova J, Ocenas M, Uhercik L, Bauer F, Huttova M, Kovac M, Shahum A.
  Vol. 28 (Suppl 2) 2007 Neuro endocrinology letters Journal Article   2007; 28(Suppl 2): 45-46 PubMed PMID:  17558381    Citation  Keywords:  Antimalarials:therapeutic use, Artemisinins:therapeutic use, Child, Preschool, Clindamycin:therapeutic use, Coma:epidemiology, Comorbidity, Drug Therapy, Combination, Fever:epidemiology, Humans, Infant, Malaria, Cerebral:drug therapy, Quinine:therapeutic .   

: Two hundred-sixty-one (261) cases of cerebral malaria within last 8 years from 3 tropical clinics in South Sudan were analyzed. Coma was present at 79.8% and convulsions at 25.6%. However 90.5% of children were cured. Commonest antimalarial drugs used were intravenous quinine, clindamycin, artesunate and artemeter.