Somatosensory discrimination deficits following pediatric cerebral malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 393-396

  Dugbartey, Anthony T ^a   Spellacy, Frank J ^b   Dugbartey, Margaret T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0031709757     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.393     Document Type: Article

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