MRI findings in a cohort of brain injured survivors of pediatric cerebral malaria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 542-546

  Kampondeni, Sam D ^a,g   Potchen, Michael J ^b,g   Beare, Nicholas A V ^c,g   Seydel, Karl B ^d,g   Glover, Simon J ^e,g   Taylor, Terrie E ^d,g   Birbeck, Gretchen L ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b St John Hospital and Medical Center   (United States)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f East Lansing   (United States)

^g not available

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN MALARIA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MICROVASCULAR ISCHEMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAPILLEDEMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVOR; AGING; BRAIN; CHRONIC BRAIN DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; MALARIA; PATHOLOGY;

AGING; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877093224     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0538     Document Type: Article

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