A Self-Limiting Midline Cerebellar Syndrome

Eight patients, aged 17 to 28 years, who developed a midline cerebellar syndrome 1 to 4 weeks after a successfully treated attack of falciparum malaria are described. Their symptoms reached a peak within 1 to 3 weeks. None of them had any evidence of cerebral involvement, even in the acute phase. Recovery was gradual, spontaneous and complete within 8 weeks of the onset of symptoms.