Malaria with neurological involvement in Ugandan children: Effect on cognitive ability, academic achievement and behaviour

Malaria Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bangirana, Paul ^a,b   Musisi, Seggane ^a   Boivin, Michael J ^c,d   Ehnvall, Anna ^e,f   John, Chandy C ^g   Bergemann, Tracy L ^h   Allebeck, Peter ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f Halland County Council   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

academic achievement; behaviour; cognition; malaria; neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SPELLING; THINKING; UGANDA; WORKING MEMORY; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UGANDA;

EID: 80155201357     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-10-334     Document Type: Article

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