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Richard Idro

Researcher at Makerere University

Publications -  154
Citations -  5170

Richard Idro is an academic researcher from Makerere University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Malaria & Cerebral Malaria. The author has an hindex of 35, co-authored 139 publications receiving 4312 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard Idro include University of Oxford & Mulago Hospital.

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Pathogenesis, clinical features, and neurological outcome of cerebral malaria.

Richard Idro, +2 more
- 01 Dec 2005 - 
TL;DR: The clinical features and epidemiology of cerebral malaria, including sequestration of infected erythrocytes within cerebral blood vessels, are described and recent insights provided by ex-vivo work on sequestration and examination of pathological specimens are highlighted.
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Cerebral Malaria: Mechanisms of Brain Injury and Strategies for Improved Neurocognitive Outcome

Richard Idro, +6 more
- 01 Oct 2010 - 
TL;DR: Possible mechanisms of brain injury in cerebral malaria are examined, relating this to the pathogenesis of the disease, and prospects for improved neurocognitive outcome are explored.
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Cerebral malaria in children is associated with long-term cognitive impairment

Chandy C. John, +7 more
- 01 Jul 2008 - 
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, +6 more
- 01 Feb 2007 - 
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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Burden, features, and outcome of neurological involvement in acute falciparum malaria in Kenyan children

Richard Idro, +12 more
- 23 May 2007 - 
TL;DR: It is suggested that falciparum malaria exposes many African children to brain insults and is associated with metabolic derangements, impaired perfusion, parasitemia, and increased mortality and neurological sequelae.