Impact of Plasmodium vivax malaria on executive and cognitive functions in elderlies in the Brazilian Amazon.

ABSTRACT: The exact path leading to cognitive impairment that goes beyond malaria is unclear, but it appears to be the result of interactive factors. Time of exposure to disease and recurrences are potentially major determinant variables. Cognitive impairment is described mainly in children, rarely in adults. The disease in high endemic areas usually does not affect elderlies, because of acquired immunity over time. However, this population is relatively more frequently sick in lower endemic areas, such as in the Amazon. This study assessed the effect of Plasmodium vivax malaria on the executive and cognitive functions of elderlies, in the Brazilian Amazon. A cohort study was conducted to evaluate executive and cognitive functions one week (T0), two months (T2) and eight months (T8) after the malari

SUBMITTER: Pessoa RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9208538 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature