Biology Open, 2020 Cerebral malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is the severest form of the disease resulting in the morbidity of a huge number of people worldwide. Development of effective curatives is essential in order to overcome the fatality of cerebral malaria ...
Malabika Chakrabarti +5 more
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Neuregulin-1 attenuates mortality associated with experimental cerebral malaria. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundCerebral Malaria (CM) is a diffuse encephalopathy caused by Plasmodium falciparum infection. Despite availability of antimalarial drugs, CM-associated mortality remains high at approximately 30% and a subset of survivors develop neurological ...
Anderson, Leonard +7 more
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BIOMOLECULAR ASPECTS AND UPDATE ON TREATMENT OF CEREBRAL MALARIA
Malang Neurology Journal, 2016 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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The systemic pathology of cerebral malaria in African children [PDF]
, 2014 Pediatric cerebral malaria carries a high mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa. We present our systematic analysis of the descriptive and quantitative histopathology of all organs sampled from a series of 103 autopsies performed between 1996 and 2010 in ...
Carr, Richard +8 more
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BMC Pediatrics, 2011 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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Rocaglates as dual-targeting agents for experimental cerebral malaria [PDF]
, 2018 Cerebral malaria (CM) is a severe and rapidly progressing complication of infection by Plasmodium parasites that is associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity.
Ayi, Kodjo +12 more
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A rare case of young stroke in 16 years old female with Plasmodium vivax malaria infection
Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2017 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]
Journal of Neurocritical Care, 2023 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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The Economic Costs of Malaria in Children in three Sub-Saharan Countries: Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya. [PDF]
, 2013 Malaria causes significant mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), especially among children less than five years of age (U5 children).
Constenla, Dagna +4 more
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Children with cerebral malaria or severe malarial anaemia lack immunity to distinct variant surface antigen subsets [PDF]
, 2018 Variant surface antigens (VSAs) play a critical role in severe malaria pathogenesis. Defining gaps, or “lacunae”, in immunity to these Plasmodium falciparum antigens in children with severe malaria would improve our understanding of vulnerability to ...
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