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ReviewFrontiers in human neuroscience2024

Exploring the hidden mental health consequences of malaria beyond the fever.

Prerana Nandish, Shrinivasa B M, Sujith Nath N, G Shankar, Praveen Kumar Tripathi, Himani Kashyap, Animesh Jain, Anup Anvikar, Vani H Chalageri

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Review in Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Prerana NandishIndian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Malaria Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Shrinivasa B MIndian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Malaria Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Sujith Nath NIndian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Malaria Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
G ShankarIndian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Malaria Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Praveen Kumar TripathiIndian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Malaria Research, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Himani KashyapDepartment of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India.
Animesh JainDepartment of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Karnataka, Manipal, India.
Anup AnvikarIndian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Malaria Research, Dwarka, New Delhi, India.
Vani H ChalageriIndian Council of Medical Research, National Institute of Malaria Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malaria morbidity has various presentations and the focus now shifts to uncommon signs and symptoms of malaria infection such as cognitive impairment to address the morbidity when the mortality declines. About 50% of children admitted to hospitals due to malaria experience neurological complications due to factors like low blood sugar, inflammation, elevated pressure, decreased oxygen levels, and excitotoxicity. Malaria during pregnancy negatively also impacts children's cognitive, behavioral, and executive function leading to neurodevelopmental delay due to increased susceptibility which can significantly affect maternal and child health, leading to higher rates of underestimated factors like anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Despite having the world's second-largest tribal population, India's indigenous and tribal communities and their mental health are less explored and less understood. Western psychological tools and neurocognitive assessment tools are not universally applicable, thus necessitating the development of tailored tools to investigate psychological or neurocognitive impairment. This paper has illuminated the hidden mental health consequences of malaria infection, emphasizing the prevalence, nature, and implications of psychological distress among affected individuals. The findings underscore the importance of recognizing and addressing these psychological consequences in the holistic management and prevention of malaria and its mental health consequences.

Indexed as

cerebral malariacognitive impairmentmalariamalaria morbiditymental healthneurocognitionneurological impairment

Identifiers

PMID39091401
PMCPMC11291252

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