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Cerebral malaria attacks the brain and can implant trauma (type 1) in the victim. The sequelae of cerebral malaria are varied in the long term and often consist of physical or psychological consequences. These can be combined in the same subject and disrupt the patient's functioning. The psychological evaluation of the patient will make it possible to identify, through distortions of certain cognitive and affective functions, the traumatic effect of this attack on the psyche. The results of the case studied here show impairments in some cognitive functions (visual-construction, attention, memory, planning). In this case, there are no effects at the level of affective functions, which are quite efficient (emotional control, good interpersonal skills, self-confidence), which shows the benefits of such an evaluation in medical aftercare for a complete care of the patient.