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Incidence, causes and phenotypes of acute seizures in Kenyan children post the malaria-decline period
BACKGROUND: Acute seizures are a common cause of paediatric admissions to hospitals in Africa, and malaria is an important cause of seizures in endemic areas. Malaria has declined in the past decade whilst neonatal admissions have increased, both which may affect the incidence and phenotypes of acut...
Autores principales: | Serem, George K., Newton, Charles RJC, Kariuki, Symon M. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4596303/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26444670 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-015-0444-8 |
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