OBJECTIVE. Cerebral malaria affects >785000 African children every year. We previously
documented an increased frequency of cognitive impairment in children with cerebral malaria …

Background. Cerebral malaria (CM) is associated with long-term neurocognitive impairment
in children ≥5 years of age. No prospective studies to date have assessed neurocognitive …

Background Several interventions to improve cognition in at risk children have been
suggested. Identification of key variables predicting cognition is necessary to guide these …

(See the Editorial Commentary by Wagner and Frenkel, on pages 1010–2 .) Background.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection causes neurocognitive or motor function deficits …

Objective To evaluate mediational intervention for sensitizing caregivers (MISC). MISC
biweekly caregiver training significantly enhanced child development compared with biweekly …

OBJECTIVE. This study was conducted to assess prospectively the frequency of cognitive
deficits in children with cerebral malaria. METHODS. Cognitive testing in the areas of working …

Background Refugees fleeing conflict often experience poor mental health due to experiences
in their country of origin, during displacement, and in new host environments. Conditions …

Objective: Because antiretroviral treatment (ART) fails to improve neurocognitive impairment
in children with HIV, we completed a pilot study evaluating the feasibility and cognitive …

Infections that cause significant nervous system morbidity globally include viral (for example,
HIV, rabies, Japanese encephalitis virus, herpes simplex virus, varicella zoster virus, …

Introduction. Cerebral malaria is one of the most severe manifestations of malaria and is a
leading cause of acquired neurodisability in African children. Recent studies suggest acute …