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Cerebral Malaria Complicated by Blindness, Deafness and Extrapyramidal Tract Manifestation

Cerebral malaria is a severe manifestation of a parasitic infection caused by Plasmodium falciparum. The sequelae of this disease such as blindness, deafness, loss of motor function could be emotionally traumatic and physically disabling. We, therefore, present this case of an 8-year-old boy who pre...

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Autores principales: Manyike, PC, Okike, C, Onyire, NB, Chinawa, JM, Austin-Abu, JU
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4512129/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26229725
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.160183