Decorticate, decerebrate and opisthotonic posturing and seizures in Kenyan children with cerebral malaria

BACKGROUND: Abnormal motor posturing is often observed in children with cerebral malaria, but the aetiology and pathogenesis is poorly understood. This study examined the risk factors and outcome of posturing in Kenyan children with cerebral malaria. METHODS: Records of children admitted to Kilifi d...

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Autores principales: Idro, Richard, Otieno, Godfrey, White, Steven, Kahindi, Anderson, Fegan, Greg, Ogutu, Bernhards, Mithwani, Sadik, Maitland, Kathryn, Neville, Brian GR, Newton, Charles RJC
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1326205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16336645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-4-57

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1326205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16336645
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-4-57

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