Noninvasive measures of brain edema predict outcome in pediatric cerebral malaria

BACKGROUND: Increased brain volume (BV) and subsequent herniation are strongly associated with death in pediatric cerebral malaria (PCM), a leading killer of children in developing countries. Accurate noninvasive measures of BV are needed for optimal clinical trial design. Our objectives were to exa...

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Autores principales: Kampondeni, Samuel D., Birbeck, Gretchen L., Seydel, Karl B., Beare, Nicholas A., Glover, Simon J., Hammond, Colleen A., Chilingulo, Cowles A., Taylor, Terrie E., Potchen, Michael J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Infection: Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29576904
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_297_17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29576904
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_297_17

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