Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3344106 The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases 2013 13 Pages PDF
Abstract

Cerebral malaria is the most severe and rapidly fatal neurological complication of Plasmodium falciparum infection and responsible for more than two million deaths annually. The current therapy is inadequate in terms of reducing mortality or post-treatment symptoms such as neurological and cognitive deficits. The pathophysiology of cerebral malaria is quite complex and offers a variety of targets which remain to be exploited for better therapeutic outcome. The present review discusses on the pathophysiology of cerebral malaria with particular emphasis on scope and promises of curcumin as an adjunctive therapy to improve survival and overcome neurological deficits.

Related Topics
Life Sciences Immunology and Microbiology Immunology and Microbiology (General)
Authors
, , ,