脑型疟疾是北也门地区儿科多发性传染病之一,1986年1月至1987年12月共收治疟疾病人188例,脑型85例占39％。本病临床特点是(1)发病急:90％的病例在1～3天内发病。(2)有呕吐、抽搐、意识障碍等颅内高压综合征。(3)发热:91％的病例伴有中.高度发热。(4)实验室检查:脑脊液常规正常,血液涂片镜下查疟原虫阳性者全部为恶性疟疾。 Cerebral malaria is one of the most common pediatric infectious diseases in North Yemen. From January 1986 to December 1987, 188 cases of malaria were treated, and 85 cases of cerebrum type accounted for 39%. The clinical features of this disease are (1) acute onset: 90% of cases in 1 to 3 days of onset. (2) vomiting, convulsions, disturbance of consciousness and other intracranial hypertension syndrome. (3) Fever: 91% of cases with moderate fever. (4) laboratory tests: cerebrospinal fluid routine normal, blood smear microscopy of Plasmodium positive all of malaria.