Severe malarial anemia is associated with longterm neurocognitive impairment

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 336-344

  Bangirana, Paul ^a   Opoka, Robert O ^a   Boivin, Michael J ^b   Idro, Richard ^a   Hodges, James S ^c   Romero, Regilda A ^c   Shapiro, Elsa ^d   John, Chandy C ^c,d  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^b Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral malaria; Cognitive; Impairment; Severe malarial anemia

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; CEREBRAL MALARIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UGANDA;

ANEMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UGANDA;

EID: 84904985458     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu293     Document Type: Article

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