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postmalaria neurologic syndrome postmalaria neurologic syndromea self-limited central nervous system disorder that develops soon after recovery from a severe bout of falciparum malaria, characterized principally by an acute state of confusion or psychosis, generalized convulsions, or both, lasting 1-10 days and associated with negative blood smears for malaria parasite; linked to preceding mefloquine therapy.post·ma·la·ri·a neu·ro·log·ic syn·drome (pōst'mă-lar'ē-ă nūr'ō-loj'ik sin'drōm) A self-limited central nervous system disorder that develops soon after recovery from a severe bout of falciparum malaria, characterized principally by an acute state of confusion or psychosis, generalized convulsions, or both, lasting 1-10 days and associated with negative blood smears for malarial parasite; linked to preceding mefloquine therapy. |