Neurological manifestations of malaria
The involvement of the nervous system in malaria is reviewed in this paper. Cerebral malaria, the acute encephalopathy which complicates exclusively the infection by Plasmodium falciparum commonly affects children and adolescents in hyperendemic areas. Plugging of cerebral capillaries and venules by...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
1992-03-01
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| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1992000100002&lng=en&tlng=en |