Abstract
<strong>Background:</strong> A 57-year-old male diagnosed with <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> malaria presented with a subacute onset of hand tremor, slowness, and gait difficulty. <strong>Phenomenology:</strong> A bilateral upper extremity kinetic tremor was seen, as well as a right upper extremity rigidity and body bradykinesia. <strong>Educational Value:</strong> Parkinsonism and tremor are neurological manifestations that may occur in malaria as a result of globus pallidi and dentate nuclei involvement.
Highlights
A 57-year-old male diagnosed with Plasmodium vivax malaria presented with a subacute onset of hand tremor, slowness, and gait difficulty
A 57-year-old male presented with hand tremor, bradykinesia, and gait difficulty
We report a case of Parkinsonism and tremor in a patient diagnosed with malaria
Summary
A 57-year-old male diagnosed with Plasmodium vivax malaria presented with a subacute onset of hand tremor, slowness, and gait difficulty. Ethics Statement: All patients that appear on video have provided written informed consent; authorization for the videotaping and for publication of the videotape was provided. A 57-year-old male presented with hand tremor, bradykinesia, and gait difficulty. The patient visited an emergency room with initial symptoms of persistent fevers and myalgia.
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