Murine malaria is associated with significant hearing impairment

BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria has been suspected to cause hearing loss. Developmental, cognitive and language disorders have been observed in children, surviving cerebral malaria. This prospective study aims to evaluate whether malaria influences hearing in mice. METHODS: Twenty mice wer...

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Autores principales: Schmutzhard, Joachim, Kositz, Christian H, Lackner, Peter, Dietmann, Anelia, Fischer, Marlene, Glueckert, Rudolf, Reindl, Markus, Stephan, Kurt, Riechelmann, Herbert, Schrott-Fischer, Annelies, Schmutzhard, Erich
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2898786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20540722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-159
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria has been suspected to cause hearing loss. Developmental, cognitive and language disorders have been observed in children, surviving cerebral malaria. This prospective study aims to evaluate whether malaria influences hearing in mice. METHODS: Twenty mice were included in a standardized murine cerebral malaria model. Auditory evoked brainstem responses were assessed before infection and at the peak of the illness. RESULTS: A significant hearing impairment could be demonstrated in mice with malaria, especially the cerebral form. The control group did not show any alterations. No therapy was used. CONCLUSION: This suggests that malaria itself leads to a hearing impairment in mice.

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