Absence of neuropsychological sequelae following cerebral malaria in Gambian children

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 391-394

  Muntendam, Anna Helena ^a,c   Jaffar, Shabbar ^a   Bleichrodt, Nico ^b   Van Hensbroek, Michaël Boele ^a,c  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Malaria; Neuropsychological sequelae; Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GAMBIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; SURVIVAL;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0029835059     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90518-0     Document Type: Article

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