title: The management of cerebral malaria in a provincial general hospital in Kenya.
abstract: The practice of physicians at the Nakuru Provincial General Hospital (NPGH), Kenya, when dealing with cerebral malaria is reviewed over a 4-month period. The definition, management, and outcome of patients labelled to have cerebral malaria is presented and criticism of their practice offered in a manner applicable to other rural hospitals in Kenya.
authors: Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
authors: T O
authors: TO
authors: Kwasa
authors: S W
authors: SW
authors: Ogada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards*; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials