Pathophysiological and prognostic significance of cerebrospinal-fluid lactate in cerebral malaria.
Cerebrospinal-fluid (CSF) lactate concentrations were elevated in all but 1 of 45 patients with cerebral malaria. They were significantly higher in patients who died (9.0 +/- 5.3 mmol/l, mean +/- SD) than in survivors (3.4 +/- 1.1 mmol/l, p = 0.0002) and had returned to normal values in each of 9 pa...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprache: | English |
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1985
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