Cognitive impairment after cerebral malaria in children: A prospective study

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Boivin, Michael J ^a   Bangirana, Paul ^b   Byarugaba, Justus ^c   Opoka, Robert O ^c   Idro, Richard ^c   Jurek, Anne M ^d   John, Chandy C ^d  

^a East Lansing   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral malaria; Cognitive; Deficit; Impairment; Sequelae

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; DIAZEPAM; FANSIDAR; PHENOBARBITAL; QUININE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMA; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; WORKING MEMORY;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33947116802     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2027     Document Type: Article

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