Intracranial pressure in childhood cerebral malaria.
Lumbar punctures were performed in 40 Gambian children with acute cerebral malaria aged between 18 months and 10 years. The mean opening pressure was elevated in 32 (80%) of the children, but was not significantly different in the 14 fatal cases compared with survivors: 110 (standard deviation 71) v...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1991
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