Severe cerebral swelling is not observed in children dying with malaria

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 351-353

  Lucas, S B ^a,b,f   Hounnou, A ^b   Bell, J ^c   Peacock, C ^b   Andoh, J ^d   Honde, M ^d   De Cock, K M ^b   Warrell, D A ^e  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Project RETRO CI Abidjan   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Clinical Microbiology   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN MALARIA; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CHILD; COTE D'IVOIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0029980176     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/89.5.351     Document Type: Article

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