Brain Swelling and Death in Children with Cerebral Malaria

Malaria causes substantial morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. In this report from Malawi, the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria in children is evaluated. Despite recent advances in treatment, prevention, and control, malaria remains a major scourge. 1 Quinine, the mainstay of treatment fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The New England journal of medicine 2015-03, Vol.372 (12), p.1126-1137
Hauptverfasser:	Seydel, Karl B, Kampondeni, Samuel D, Valim, Clarissa, Potchen, Michael J, Milner, Danny A, Muwalo, Francis W, Birbeck, Gretchen L, Bradley, William G, Fox, Lindsay L, Glover, Simon J, Hammond, Colleen A, Heyderman, Robert S, Chilingulo, Cowles A, Molyneux, Malcolm E, Taylor, Terrie E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brain Brain - pathology Brain Edema - diagnosis Brain Edema - etiology Child Child, Preschool Children Children & youth Coma Fatalities Female Humans Infant Magnetic Resonance Imaging Malaria Malaria, Cerebral - complications Malaria, Cerebral - mortality Malawi - epidemiology Male Neuroimaging NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Organ Size Papilledema - etiology Parasites Pressure Retinopathy
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