Clinico-haematological profile of cerebral malaria in a rural hospital

Journal, Indian Academy of Clinical Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 308-312

  Taksande, Amar ^a   Vilhekar, Krishna ^a   Jain, Manish ^a   Atkari, Suchita ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Artesunate; Malaria; Quinine; Rapid diagnostic test; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ARTESUNATE; INFUSION FLUID; QUININE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BLOOD SMEAR; BRAIN MALARIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QT PROLONGATION; RATING SCALE; RURAL AREA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 33845352320     PISSN: 09723560     EISSN: 09723560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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