Overdiagnosis of cerebral malaria in patients admitted with neurological dysfunction
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Cerebral malaria may be the most common non-traumatic encephalopathy in the world. The pathogenesis is heterogenous and the neurological complications are often part of a multisystem dysfunction. The clinical presentation and pathophysiology diVers between adults and children. Recent studies have elucidated the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis and raised possible interventions. Antimalarial...
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عنوان ژورنال: QJM
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg117