2015
The Brain Microvasculature in Cerebral Malaria
Dorovini-Zis K, Stins M, Desruisseaux M, Martins Y, van der Heyde H. The Brain Microvasculature in Cerebral Malaria. 2015, 68-117. DOI: 10.1201/b19299-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchType of malariaInfection of erythrocytesFemale Anopheles mosquitoesCerebral malariaPeriod of feverGenus PlasmodiumClinical typesMalariaMolecular genetic studiesBrain microvasculatureEarly nineteenth centuryNineteenth centuryHuman bloodAreas of AfricaGenetic studiesPlasmodiumMorbidityFeverInfectionMicrovasculatureBloodMortality
2012
Cerebral Malaria We Have Come a Long Way
Shikani HJ, Freeman BD, Lisanti MP, Weiss LM, Tanowitz HB, Desruisseaux MS. Cerebral Malaria We Have Come a Long Way. American Journal Of Pathology 2012, 181: 1484-1492. PMID: 23021981, PMCID: PMC3483536, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCerebral malariaLong-term neurological sequelaeEffective antiparasitic treatmentNeurological sequelaeCerebral damageSerious complicationsPlasmodium infectionAntiparasitic treatmentSignificant burdenMalariaExperimental modelDevastating diseaseSub-Saharan AfricaComplicationsSequelaePathogenesisInfectionAmerican JournalDiseasePathologySurvivorsOriginal research
2006
Human Parasitic Disease in the Context of the Blood‐Brain Barrier – Effects, Interactions, and Transgressions
Desruisseaux M, Weiss L, Tanowitz H, Mott A, Milner D. Human Parasitic Disease in the Context of the Blood‐Brain Barrier – Effects, Interactions, and Transgressions. 2006, 671-700. DOI: 10.1002/9783527611225.ch27.ChaptersSevere falciparum malariaPlasmodium berghei mouse modelBerghei mouse modelCNS pathologyIntroduction MalariaMolecule secretionFalciparum malariaMouse modelBlood-brain barrierHuman parasitic diseasesAstrocytosisParasitic diseasesMalariaCytokinesPathologySecretionUpregulationToxoplasmosisTrypanosomiasisParasitesDisease