Burden, Features, and Outcome of Neurological Involvement in Acute Falciparum Malaria in Kenyan Children

Abstract

Neurological involvement is common in children in Kenya with acute falciparum malaria, and is associated with metabolic derangements, impaired perfusion, parasitemia, and increased mortality and neurological sequelae. This study suggests that falciparum malaria exposes many African children to brain insults.