Severe malaria: still counting the costs

Could interventions aimed at neuroprotection reduce the incidence of neurologic sequelae in this population? Since severe malaria survivors almost certainly have received medical care, an intervention to diminish the damage could be broadly applied. [...]survivors with cognitive deficits would benef...

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Published inJournal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry Vol. 76; no. 4; pp. 467 - 468
Main Authors Birbeck, G L, Taylor, T E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.04.2005
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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Subjects
Cerebral malaria
Cognition Disorders - epidemiology
Cognition Disorders - physiopathology
Cost of Illness
Developing Countries
Endemic Diseases - economics
Health Care Costs
Humans
Incidence
Malaria
Malaria - economics
Malaria - mortality
Malaria - therapy
Malaria, Cerebral - economics
Malaria, Cerebral - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - physiopathology
Population
Seizures - epidemiology
Seizures - physiopathology
severe malaria
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Rate
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Summary:Could interventions aimed at neuroprotection reduce the incidence of neurologic sequelae in this population? Since severe malaria survivors almost certainly have received medical care, an intervention to diminish the damage could be broadly applied. [...]survivors with cognitive deficits would benefit from educational and rehabilitation services.
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Correspondence to:
 Gretchen L Birbeck
 Assistant Professor, Departments of Neurology & Epidemiology, 138 Service Road, A217, East Lansing, MI 48824-1313, USA; Gretchen.Birbeck@ht.msu.edu
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The cost of severe malaria
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ISSN:0022-3050
1468-330X
DOI:10.1136/jnnp.2004.050377