Delayed gastric emptying time in adult cerebral Falciparum malaria.
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OBJECTIVE We hypothesize that upper gastrointestinal symptoms in cerebral malaria are due to gastric motor dysfunction. But gastric motility studies in cerebral malaria are scarce. METHODS We determined gastric emptying half-time (GET½) of liquid meals quantitatively by radio isotope scintigraphy in 25 patients of cerebral malaria and 10 healthy controls. RESULTS GET½ was prolonged (46.5 ± 4.8 min) significantly (p <0.001) in patients of cerebral malaria compared to healthy controls (27.6 ± 5.3 min). CONCLUSION Cerebral malaria can cause prolongation of gastric emptying time of liquid foods.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of vector borne diseases
دوره 49 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012