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BIOMOLECULAR ASPECTS AND UPDATE ON TREATMENT OF CEREBRAL MALARIA
Malaria is still becoming a health problem in the world and in Indonesia. Cerebral malaria is one of many features of severe and life threatening malaria. Many hypotheses underlying the pathophysiology of cerebral malaria have been disclosed, but the one
Machlusil Husna, Bowo Hery Prasetyo
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Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 infection increases the burden of malaria by increasing susceptibility to infection and decreasing the response to malarial treatment.
Byarugaba Justus+3 more
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A rare case of young stroke in 16 years old female with Plasmodium vivax malaria infection
Malaria is the most important parasitic disease in the world, in terms of both prevalence and mortality. Infection rate is high due to raise of strains resistant to the antimalarial medicines & social factors.
N U Gediya+3 more
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A case report of pitfall of fever and altered mental status: cerebral malaria due to in an adult traveler returning from Congo [PDF]
Background Cerebral malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum, can lead to severe neurological complications. It is more frequently observed in children than in adults.
Soo-Hyun Park+4 more
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Background IL-1β and IL-1RA levels are higher in the serum of cerebral malaria patients than in patients with mild malaria. Recently, the level of IL1B expression was reported to be influenced by a polymorphism in the promoter of IL1, IL1B -31C>T ...
Tangpukdee Noppadon+7 more
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Reorganization of host red blood cells by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum enables their sequestration via attachment to the microvasculature.
Oscar Bate Akide Ndunge+2 more
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Cerebral malaria is the most important manifestation of severe Plasmodium falciparum infection. The clinical picture in South East Asian adults differs from that in African children. The children are more likely to have abnormal brain stem reflexes, signs suggestive of cerebral herniation, and raised CSF opening pressure, and to suffer persistent ...
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Delayed gastric emptying time in adult cerebral falciparum malaria [PDF]
Objective: We hypothesize that upper gastrointestinal symptoms in cerebral malaria are due to gastric motordysfunction. But gastric motility studies in cerebral malaria are scarce.Methods: We determined gastric emptying half-time (GET½) of liquid meals ...
M.K. Mohapatra , P.C. Dash , S.C. Mohapatro & R.N. Mishra
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Cerebral malaria is a rapidly progressive encephalopathy with up to 50% mortality. A cardinal feature is the massing of red cells containing mature Plasmodium falciparum within the cerebral capillaries. Adhesion of these parasitised red cells to endothelium, an event which may initiate cerebral malaria, is being studied at the molecular level. However,
Phillips, R, Solomon, T
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Background Cerebral malaria, the main complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection in humans, is associated with persistent neurocognitive sequels both in human disease and the murine experimental model.
Luciana Pereira de Sousa+6 more
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