Blood-brain barrier function in cerebral malaria in Malawian children.

Cerebral malaria (CM) is a serious complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection. Binding of parasitized erythrocytes to cerebral endothelium plays a key role in disease pathogenesis. Central nervous system signs and symptoms (coma, seizures, raised intracranial pressure) predominate in African ch...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Brown, H, Rogerson, S, Taylor, T, Tembo, M, Mwenechanya, J, Molyneux, M, Turner, G
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 2001