ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2018
Funduscopy in Cerebral Malaria Diagnosis: An International Survey of Practice Patterns.
Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Cerebral malaria in resource-limited African regions: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.Infectious medicine · 2026Review
- Management and monitoring strategies for severe cerebral malaria: a guide for the intensivist.Annals of intensive care · 2025Review
- Cerebral malaria-using the retina to study the brain.Eye (London, England) · 2023Review
- Clinical aspects of malarial retinopathy: a critical review.Pathogens and global health · 2023Review
- [Ocular changes as a diagnostic tool for malaria].Die Ophthalmologie · 2022Article
- Neurovascular sequestration in paediatriceLife · 2018Article
- Automated malarial retinopathy detection using transfer learning and multi-camera retinal images.Biocybernetics and biomedical engineeringArticle
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Abstract
Cerebral malaria (CM) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly among young children. Malarial retinopathy is the most specific clinical finding in CM, and fundus examination could help clinicians distinguish CM from other causes of encephalopathy in resource-poor areas. To assess clinician knowledge, practice patterns, and barriers to the use of funduscopy in the diagnosis of CM, we designed a descriptive multinational survey of clinicians in malaria endemic areas. Results of this survey showed that 19% of respondents were not aware of the utility of eye examinations for malarial retinopathy, and almost half (49%) never or almost never examine the eyes in cases of suspected CM. Educating clinicians about malarial retinopathy could be important in improving diagnostic specificity for CM.
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