Blood-brain barrier function in cerebral malaria and CNS infections in Vietnam.
BACKGROUND: The intraerythrocytic parasite Plasmodium falciparum induces the life-threatening neurologic syndrome of cerebral malaria (CM) from within cerebral blood vessels, without entering the brain parenchyma. OBJECTIVES: 1) To assess the use of CSF as an indicator of specific pathologic process...
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| 格式: | Journal article |
| 语言: | English |
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2000
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