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Human Cerebral Malaria: 2019 Review by Delvina Rahmadani is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. Cerebral malaria is strongly associated with mortality and morbidity during severe malaria infections, both in endemic and non-endemic areas. 2. The main pathogenic mechanisms of cerebral malaria involve sequestration of infected red blood cells in brain capillaries, cytokine production, immune cell accumulation, microparticle release, and endothelial lesions of the blood-brain barrier - ultimately resulting in various brain injuries. 3. Intravenous artesunate is now established as the treatment of
- Author
- Delvina Rahmadani
- Language
- EN