Gideon S., 2

Gideon is a 2 yo boy living with his parents, he is currently not in school, he lives with his parents and the last child among 6 siblings. The father is a missionary not on the payroll, the mother is a housewife. They live in a two rooms apartment, having a pit toilet, making use of water from the well and no access to electricity. Gideon a 2-year-old male child was rushed to the hospital with complaints of body weakness, fever, convulsion and inability to eat. Fever was high grade intermittent associated with body weakness. No vomiting, but has not been tolerating orally, child had two episodes of convulsions, tonic cloric in nature. No difficulty in breathing. He was rushed to this facility for medical intervention. On examination, ill looking child febrile (38.7oC), anicteric, conscious but lethargic. He was diagnosed with severe malaria (cerebral malaria). The family cannot afford to pay for his medical bills, the hospital management recommended Helpster Charity to support the child.

A 2-year-old male child was rushed to our facility with complaints of body weakness, fever, convulsion and inability to eat. Fever was high grade intermittent associated with body weakness. No vomiting, but has not been tolerating orally, child had two episodes of convulsions, tonic cloric in nature. No difficulty in breathing. He was rushed to this facility for medical intervention. On examination, ill looking child febrile (38.7oC), anicteric, conscious but lethargic. He was diagnosed with severe malaria (cerebral malaria). Patient was on admission for six days where he received appropriate treatment with injection antimalarial, injection antibiotics and other supportive care, he became stable, temperature was normalized, feeding continued well until patient was discharged. He is to return for follow up in a period of one week. The family appreciates Helpster Charity for the medical support.

For Gideon having Cerebral malaria (CM) which is a life-threatening complication of P. falciparum infection, primarily affecting children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. It causes rapid coma, severe seizures, and brain swelling, with a 20% mortality rate. Survivors often face long-term, life-altering neurological damage, including cognitive deficits, epilepsy, blindness, and behavioral issues. The prognosis for Gideon a 2-year-old male child with cerebral malaria depends on how early treatment is started and the severity at presentation. With prompt intravenous antimalarial therapy and good supportive care, patient willrecover fully. However, delayed treatment increases the risk of death or long-term complications such as seizures, developmental delay, hearing or vision problems. Early hospital care greatly improves survival and neurological outcome.