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Michael J. Boivin
Researcher at Michigan State University
Publications - 194
Citations - 5905
Michael J. Boivin is an academic researcher from Michigan State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Neurocognitive & Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 183 publications receiving 4969 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael J. Boivin include Spring Arbor University & Makerere University.
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Cerebral malaria in children is associated with long-term cognitive impairment
Chandy C. John,Paul Bangirana,Justus Byarugaba,Robert O. Opoka,Richard Idro,Anne M. Jurek,Baolin Wu,Michael J. Boivin +7 more
TL;DR: Cerebral malaria is associated with long-term cognitive impairments in 1 of 4 child survivors and future studies should investigate the mechanisms involved so as to develop interventions aimed at prevention and rehabilitation.
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Cognitive Impairment After Cerebral Malaria in Children: A Prospective Study
Michael J. Boivin,Paul Bangirana,Justus Byarugaba,Robert O. Opoka,Richard Idro,Anne M. Jurek,Chandy C. John +6 more
TL;DR: Cerebral malaria may be a major cause of cognitive impairment in children in sub-Saharan Africa and cognitive deficits in children with cerebral malaria are more likely for those who have multiple seizures before effective treatment for cerebral malaria.
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Effects of early cerebral malaria on cognitive ability in Senegalese children.
TL;DR: CM is document as one of a host of developmental risk factors within the complex web of poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, which limit children’s ability to achieve their full intellectual potential and extend the human cost of the disease beyond general measures of mortality and morbidity.
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A preliminary evaluation of the cognitive and motor effects of pediatric HIV infection in Zairian children.
Michael J. Boivin,Stephen D.R. Green,Anthony G. Davies,Bruno Giordani,John K. L. Mokili,William A M Cutting +5 more
TL;DR: Asymptomatic HIV-infected Zairian children under 2 years of age displayed social and motor developmental deficits on the Denver Developmental Screening Test when compared with 20 HIV-negative cohorts born to HIV- infected mothers and 16 control children.
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Neurocognitive and Motor Deficits in HIV-Infected Ugandan Children With High CD4 Cell Counts
Theodore Ruel,Michael J. Boivin,Hannah E. Boal,Paul Bangirana,Edwin D. Charlebois,Diane V. Havlir,Philip J. Rosenthal,Grant Dorsey,Jane Achan,Carolyne Akello,Moses R. Kamya,Joseph K. Wong +11 more
TL;DR: Significant motor and cognitive deficits were found in HIV-infected ART-naive Ugandan children with CD4 cell counts of ∼350 cells/μL and percentages of >15%.