Abstract

BackgroundA 57-year-old male diagnosed with Plasmodium vivax malaria presented with a subacute onset of hand tremor, slowness, and gait difficulty.PhenomenologyA bilateral upper extremity kinetic tremor was seen, as well as a right upper extremity rigidity and body bradykinesia.Educational ValueParkinsonism and tremor are neurological manifestations that may occur in malaria as a result of globus pallidi and dentate nuclei involvement.

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