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J Infect Dis
; 229(1): 183-188, 2024 Jan 12.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37647876
RESUMO
Malaria can cause brain injury. Neurofilament light chain (NfL) is a biomarker of neuronal damage. Here we examined longitudinal plasma NfL levels in children aged 1-12 years with uncomplicated and severe malaria from Mozambique. NfL levels were similar in all malaria cases at hospital admission. However, levels increased over time and the increment was significantly higher in severe malaria cases with neurological manifestations (ie, coma, impaired consciousness, or repeated seizures). NfL may be useful to identify and quantify brain injury in malaria.
Assuntos
Lesões Encefálicas , Malária , Criança , Humanos , Filamentos Intermediários , Proteínas de Neurofilamentos , Biomarcadores , Convulsões
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