Cerebral malaria retinopathy predictors of persisting neurocognitive outcomes in Malawian children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 821-824

  Boivin, Michael J ^a,b   Vokhiwa, Maclean ^c,d   Sikorskii, Alla ^a   Magen, Jed G ^e   Beare, Nicholas A V ^f  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Blantyre Malaria Project   (Malawi)

^d Africa Mental Health Foundation   (Kenya)

^e Michigan State University   (United States)

^f ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral malaria; Child neuropsychology; Cognition; Psychiatry; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALAWI; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RETINAL DISEASES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALAWI; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL DISEASES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84905913519     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000296     Document Type: Article

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