Retinal findings predictive of outcome in cerebral malaria

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 144-146

  Lewallen, Susan ^a,g   Bakker, Helen ^b   Taylor, Terrie E ^c   Wills, Bridget A ^d,h,i   Courtright, Paul ^a,e,g   Molyneux, Malcolm E ^f  

^a International Eye Foundation   (Malawi)

^b ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^e International Centre for Eye Health   (United Kingdom)

^f LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^h IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral malaria; Malaria; Plasmodium falciparum; Prognosis; Retinal findings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAPILLEDEMA; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROGNOSIS; RETINA EDEMA; RETINA EXAMINATION; RISK;

EID: 0030007057     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90116-9     Document Type: Article

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