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Seizure disorders among relatives of Kenyan children with severe falciparum malaria.

Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH - 1 Jan 2003

Versteeg A C, Carter J A, Dzombo J, Neville B G, Newton C R J C

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PURPOSE: The cause of seizures in children with falciparum malaria is unclear. In malaria endemic areas, children who develop severe falciparum malaria with seizures may have a genetically higher risk of epilepsy or febrile seizures. We used the history of seizures in relatives of children previo...

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PMID: 12535243
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.00965.x

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