| Headache and malaria: a brief review. | |
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PMID: 19537576 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Malaria is an important tropical mosquito-borne infectious disease. In this article, the author briefly reviewed headache profile in patients with malaria focusing on its mechanism. Headache is an important presentation in malaria, either cerebral type or not. The cytokine is believed to be an important factor leading to headache in acute malaria. Some antimalarial drugs can cause headaches. In addition, headache is one of the symptoms of postmalaria neurologic syndrome. |
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Authors:
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Viroj Wiwanitkit |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta neurologica Taiwanica Volume: 18 ISSN: 1028-768X ISO Abbreviation: Acta Neurol Taiwan Publication Date: 2009 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-06-22 Completed Date: 2009-08-05 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9815355 Medline TA: Acta Neurol Taiwan Country: China (Republic : 1949- ) |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 56-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Wiwanitkit House, Bangkhae, Bangkok, Thailand. wviroj@yahoo.com |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Antimalarials
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administration & dosage,
adverse effects* Brain / parasitology, physiopathology* Cytokines / biosynthesis* Headache / chemically induced, etiology*, parasitology, physiopathology Humans Malaria / complications*, drug therapy Malaria, Cerebral / complications Syndrome |
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0/Antimalarials; 0/Cytokines |
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