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La cécité corticale est une pathologie pouvant survenir en cas d’atteinte du système nerveux central. Nous rapportons le cas d’un garçon de 07 ans référé pour état de mal convulsif en contexte de fièvre ayant présenté une cécité corticale au cours de la prise en charge d’un neuropaludisme.
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Cortical blindness is a pathology that can occur in the disease with central nervous system involvement. We report the case of a 07-year-old boy referred for convulsive illness in the context of fever who presented cortical blindness during the management of cerebral malaria.

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Patricia Epee Eboumbou, Hassanatou Iyawa, Charlotte Eposse, Ritha Mbono Betoko, Kouam Murielle Sandra, Kamgne Anne, … Calixte Ida Penda. (2024). Cortical Blindness Complicating Severe Malaria: A Case Report: Cécité Corticale Compliquant un Paludisme Grave : À Propos d’un Cas. HEALTH SCIENCES AND DISEASE, 26(1). Retrieved from https://hsd-fmsb.org/index.php/hsd/article/view/6323

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