Cerebral malaria in children: using the retina to study the brain

Cerebral malaria is a dangerous complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection, which takes a devastating toll on children in sub-Saharan Africa. Although autopsy studies have improved understanding of cerebral malaria pathology in fatal cases, information about in vivo neurovascular pathogenesis i...

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Published in:	Brain (London, England : 1878) Vol. 137; no. Pt 8; p. 2119
Main Authors:	MacCormick, Ian J C, Beare, Nicholas A V, Taylor, Terrie E, Barrera, Valentina, White, Valerie A, Hiscott, Paul, Molyneux, Malcolm E, Dhillon, Baljean, Harding, Simon P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.08.2014
Subjects:	Biomarkers Child Humans Malaria, Cerebral - diagnosis Plasmodium falciparum - pathogenicity Retinal Vessels - pathology surrogate marker cerebral malaria cerebral microvasculature retinal microvasculature haemorheology
ISSN:	1460-2156, 1460-2156
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