The neuropathology of fatal cerebral malaria in Malawian children

American Journal of Pathology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2146-2158

  Dorovini Zis, Katerina ^a   Schmidt, Kristopher ^a   Huynh, Hanh ^a   Fu, Wenjiang ^b   Whitten, Richard O ^d   Milner, Dan ^e   Kamiza, Steve ^e   Molyneux, Malcolm ^e,f   Taylor, Terrie E ^c,e  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CellNetix Pathology   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^f LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOZOIN; MYELIN;

ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; BLEEDING; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN MALARIA; BRAIN STEM; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; MALAWI; MALE; MICROVASCULATURE; MONOCYTE; NEUROPIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 79959260030     PISSN: 00029440     EISSN: 15252191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.01.016     Document Type: Article

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