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Cerebral Malaria in Adults: A Retrospective Descriptive Analysis of 80 Cases in a Tertiary Hospital in The Gambia, 2020-2023.

Sheikh Omar Bittaye, Abubacarr Jagne, Lamin E S Jaiteh, Alfred Amambua-Ngwa, Abdul Karim Sesay, Williams Estrada Ramirez, Asmell Ramos, Emmanuel Effa, Ousman Nyan, Ramou Njie

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Sheikh Omar BittayeDepartment of Internal Medicine Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital Banjul The Gambia.ORCID 0000-0001-8162-7363
Abubacarr JagneDepartment of Internal Medicine Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital Banjul The Gambia.
Lamin E S JaitehDepartment of Internal Medicine Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital Banjul The Gambia.
Alfred Amambua-NgwaMedical Research Council at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Fajara The Gambia.
Abdul Karim SesayMedical Research Council at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Fajara The Gambia.
Williams Estrada RamirezDepartment of Internal Medicine Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital Banjul The Gambia.
Asmell RamosDepartment of Internal Medicine Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital Banjul The Gambia.
Emmanuel EffaDepartment of Internal Medicine Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital Banjul The Gambia.
Ousman NyanDepartment of Internal Medicine Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital Banjul The Gambia.
Ramou NjieDepartment of Internal Medicine Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital Banjul The Gambia.

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Background and Aim: Cerebral malaria in Gambian children has been studied but there is limited information on CM in adults. The study assesses the clinical features and outcome of CM in adult patients admitted at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital. Method: This was a retrospective review of all adult patients with malaria admitted to the internal medicine department from October 18, 2020 to February 2, 2022. Results: A total number of 319 adults were admitted with malaria. Eighty (25%) patients met the criteria for CM. The median age of the CM patients was 19 years. CM patients were younger ( Conclusion: CM seems to affect the adolescent age group more than the older adults in The Gambia. The clinicians should be able to identify these high-risk patient group and institute prompt critical care interventions and/or treatment. The findings in this study also identify the need to expand access of critical care interventions and hemodialysis to help improve the prognosis of adult CM patients in The Gambia.

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