Cognitive dysfunction is sustained after rescue therapy in experimental cerebral malaria, and is reduced by additive antioxidant therapy.

Cognitive dysfunction is sustained after rescue therapy in experimental cerebral malaria, and is reduced by additive antioxidant therapy.

Neurological impairments are frequently detected in children surviving cerebral malaria (CM), the most severe neurological complication of infection with Plasmodium falciparum. The pathophysiology and therapy of long lasting cognitive deficits in malaria patients after treatment of the parasitic dis...

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Main Authors: Patricia A Reis, Clarissa M Comim, Fernanda Hermani, Bruno Silva, Tatiana Barichello, Aline C Portella, Flavia C A Gomes, Ive M Sab, Valber S Frutuoso, Marcus F Oliveira, Patricia T Bozza, Fernando A Bozza, Felipe Dal-Pizzol, Guy A Zimmerman, João Quevedo, Hugo C Castro-Faria-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2891838?pdf=render

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