The evening before the test, 4 tablets are taken with 8 ounces of a clear liquid every 15 minutes for a total of 5 doses (20 tablets total). The next morning, about 3 to 5 hours before the test, another 3 doses of 4 tablets are taken at 15 minute intervals (12 tablets total).
Cerebral malaria: Related Medical Conditions. To research the causes of Cerebral malaria, consider researching the causes of these these diseases that may be similar, or associated with Cerebral malaria: 1  Malaria. 2  Ague. 3  Mosquito. 4  Plasmodium vivax. 5  P vivax. 6  Plasmodium ovale. 7  P ovale. 8  Plasmodium malariae.
Human malaria is caused by infection with intracellular parasites of the genus Plasmodium that are transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. Of the four species of Plasmodium that infect humans, Plasmodium falciparum is the most lethal. Resistance to anti-malarial drugs and insecticides, the decay of public health infrastructure, population movements, political unrest, and environmental changes are contributing to the spread of malaria.