Malaria and epilepsy in tropical country;Paludisme et épilepsie en zone tropicale

Epilepsies

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-115

  Ngoungou, Edgard Brice ^a,b   Niaré Doumbo, Safiatou ^c   Preux, Pierre Marie ^a   Doumbo, Ogobara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES DE LA SANTÉ   (Gabon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

Author keywords

Cerebral malaria; Convulsions; Epidemiology; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

QUININE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BRAIN MALARIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEBRILE CONVULSION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATIC EPILEPSY; TROPICS;

EID: 77955880859     PISSN: 11496576     EISSN: 19506937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/epi.2010.0304     Document Type: Review

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