Increased Prevalence of Epilepsy Associated with Severe Falciparum Malaria in Children

2004160 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Julie A. Carter · Kenya Medical Research Institute

Brian Neville

Steven M. White · University College London

Amanda Ross · Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Godfrey O. Otieno · Kenya Medical Research Institute

Neema Mturi · Kenya Medical Research Institute

Cris Musumba · Kenya Medical Research Institute

Abstract

These results suggest that children exposed to CM or M/S have an increased propensity for epilepsy relative to children unexposed to these complications. The prevalence of epilepsy associated with CM is similar to that reported after other severe encephalopathies. The prevalence associated with M/S is more than twice that reported after complicated febrile seizures.

Topics & Keywords

Malaria Research and Control Epilepsy research and treatment Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Epilepsia

Volume 45, Issue 8, pp. 978-981

DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.65103.x

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