Tom Solomon

University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences

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Scholarly Papers (15)

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UK-Wide Surveillance of Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Complications of COVID-19: The First 153 Patients

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 May 2020
University of Southampton, Newcastle University, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection and Global Health, Government of the United Kingdom - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College London - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Utah - Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Newcastle University, Encephalitis International, King’s College London - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), University College London, University of Cambridge, University College London, University of Edinburgh, University of Cambridge - Division of Anaesthesiology, King’s College London, University College London, University of Edinburgh, The University of Manchester, University of Oxford, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - Department of Neurology, University College London - MRC Clinical Trials Unit, Clinical Neurosciences, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK, Newcastle University and University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection and Global Health
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COVID-19, SARS-CoV2, Coronavirus, Pandemic, Neurology, Psychiatry, Stroke, Encephalitis, Psychosis

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Neurological Associations of COVID-19

The Lancet Neurology, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 07 May 2020 Last Revised: 09 May 2021
University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection and Global Health, University College London - UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Encephalitis International, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK, Government of the United States of America - Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology and University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
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COVID-19, coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, neurology, encephalitis, encephalopathy, myelitis, myelopathy, Guillain-Barré Syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, stroke, vasculitis, nervous system, virus

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Considerations for Causality Assessment of Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Complications of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines: from Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis to Functional Neurological Disorder

Forthcoming, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Published Online First
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 16 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2021
King’s College London - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection and Global Health, Newcastle University, Clinical Neurosciences, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK, University College London - MRC Clinical Trials Unit, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, King’s College London - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences and King’s College London
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COVID-19, vaccine, neurological complications, neuropsychiatric complications

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Spectrum, Risk Factors, and Outcomes of Neurological and Psychiatric Complications of COVID-19: A UK-Wide Cross-Sectional Surveillance Study

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 21 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2021
University of Southampton, University of Southampton, University of Southampton, NHS Foundation Trust - Aintree University Hospital, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool - Liverpool Clinical Trials Centre, University of Southampton - University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, The University of Manchester, King’s College London - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, Government of the United Kingdom - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University College London, Encephalitis International, University of Liverpool, University College London, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge - Division of Anaesthesiology, University of Southampton, University of Southampton, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection and Global Health, Newcastle University, King’s College London - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), UCL Institute of Neurology - Centre for Neuromuscular Disease, University College London - MRC Center for Neuromuscular Diseases, NHS Foundation Trust - Poole, North Middlesex University Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust - Department of Neuroradiology, Southmead Hospital - Department of Neurology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust - Wessex Neurological Centre - Department of Neurology, University of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, University College London, University of Oxford, University College London, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - Department of Neurology, University College London - MRC Clinical Trials Unit, Newcastle University, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection and Global Health and Clinical Neurosciences, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK
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COVID-19, Coronavirus, Encephalitis, Encephalopathy, Stroke

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Functional Neurological Disorder After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines: Two Case Reports and Discussion of Potential Public Health Implications

Butler, M. et al. Functional neurological disorder after SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: two case reports and discussion of potential public health implications. J. Neuropsychiatry Clin. Neurosci. IN PRESS, (2021). 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.21050116.
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 24 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2021
King’s College London - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, University of London - St. George's, Division of Neuroimmunology and Neurovirology,NINDS,NIH, University of Edinburgh, Government of the United States of America - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, King’s College London - Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Edinburgh - Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences and King’s College London
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Prognostic Indicators and Outcomes of Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients with Neurological Disease: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis

Number of pages: 95 Posted: 27 Apr 2021
University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool - Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, University College London - UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Wayne State University, University of São Paulo (USP) - Institute of Tropical Medicine, King Saud University, University of Brescia - Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research - Bangur Institute of Neurosciences, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, World Health Organization (WHO) - Brain Health Unit, King’s College London, Government of the United States of America - Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool and University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
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neurological; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; encephalopathy; delirium; cerebrovascular; stroke

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A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Diagnosis and Early Management of Hospitalised Patients with Suspected Acute Brain Infections in Brazil, India and Malawi

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Jun 2024
University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Christian Medical College, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco, Christian Medical College, Christian Medical College, Hospital das Clinicas, Hospital da Restauração, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), University of Liverpool - Institute of Population Health Sciences, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Christian Medical College, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Pernambuco, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, University of Oxford, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) - Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Government of the United States of America - National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, World Health Organization (WHO), University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Correia Picanco Hospital, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Encephalitis International, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, University of Birmingham, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) - Department of Neurovirology, University of Liverpool - Institute of Population Health Sciences, Independent, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Federal University of Pernambuco - Oswaldo Cruz Foundation Pernambuco, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Christian Medical College - Department of Infectious Diseases and University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
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Meningitis, Encephalitis, Multifaceted intervention, Diagnostics

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Clinical Review of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Context of COVID-19 Vaccinations: Evaluation, Management, and Scientific Questions

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 26 May 2021
Department of Neurology - Columbia University Irving Medical Center, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection and Global Health, Columbia University - New York Presbyterian, Columbia University - Division of Hospital and Critical Care Neurology, Columbia University - New York Presbyterian, Columbia University - New York Presbyterian, Columbia University - New York Presbyterian, Columbia University - Division of Hospital and Critical Care Neurology, Cornell University - Department of Neurology, Moscow Research and Clinical Center for Neuropsychiatry, Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine, Columbia University - New York Presbyterian, University of Valladolid - Department of Neurology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Innsbruck, Harvard University - Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Pittsburgh - Departments of Critical Care Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Technical University of Munich - Center for Global Health, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences and Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Neurology
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Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, Adenovirus Vaccine, COVID-19, Anticoagulation, Thrombocytopenia

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Neurological Presentations and In-Hospital Complications of COVID-19 in Adults and Children: A Large Prospective Multicentre Observational Study from the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC)

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 06 Apr 2022
Johns Hopkins University - Neuroscience Critical Care Division, Macquarie University - Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Griffith University - School of Medicine, University of Genova - Department of Surgical Science and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Queensland - Prince Charles Hospital, University of Queensland, University of Queensland - Critical Care Research Group, University of Queensland - Critical Care Research Group, Università degli Studi di Genova, University of Utah Health, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Groote Schuur Hospital and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, adults, children, neurological presentation, neurological complication, stroke, seizure, meningitis, encephalitis.

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Paediatric Meningitis in the Conjugate Vaccine Era and Development of a Novel Clinical Decision Model to Predict Bacterial Aetiology in 3,002 Children with Suspected Meningitis

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 17 Jul 2023
University of Otago Christchurch - Department of Paediatrics, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Oxford - Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford - Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford - Department of Paediatrics, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, University of Oxford - Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford - Centre for Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford - Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford - Department of Paediatrics, University of London - Institute of Infection and Immunity, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - Department of Neurology, St Mary’s Hospital, University of London - Institute of Infection and Immunity, University of Oxford - Department of Paediatrics, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute - Vaccine Evaluation Center, University of Oxford - Oxford Vaccine Group, Independent and Independent
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meningitis, encephalitis, paediatrics, vaccines, Neisseria meningitidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, group B Streptococcus, clinical decision rule, enterovirus, lumbar puncture

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Pre-Existing Neurological Conditions and COVID-19 Risk: A Commissioned Rapid Review

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 23 Aug 2021
Cornell University - Department of Neurology, World Health Organization - Brain Health Unit, World Health Organization - Brain Health Unit, University of Ghana, Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University - School of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Neurology, N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RSMU), Universiti Putra Malaysia - Neurology Unit, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin - Klinik und Hochschulambulanz für Neurologie, Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Neurology, University of Liverpool - Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University - School of Medicine, Technische Universität München (TUM), University of Liverpool - Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences and Department of Neurology - Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, neurology, comorbidities

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Clinical Predictors of Encephalitis in UK Adults – A Multi-Centre Prospective Observational Cohort Study

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 14 Jun 2021
University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool - Department of Health Data Scienc, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection and Global Health, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital - Department of Neurology, Encephalitis International, University of London - Institute of Infection and Immunity, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust - Department of Neurology, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool - Department of Health Data Science, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Exeter - Health Economics Group, Encephalitis International, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUH) - Tropical and Infectious Disease Unit, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Oxford, Independent, University of Liverpool - Department of Health Data Science and University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
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Encephalitis, autoimmune, herpes simplex virus, infectious, clinical predictors

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The Aetiology, Mortality and Disability of Non-Traumatic Coma in African Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 27 Mar 2024
University of Oxford - Oxford Vaccine Group, University of Liverpool, Cornell University - Department of Neurology, Cliniques Universitaires de Kinshasa, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Pittsburgh - UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Rochester - School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Oxford, University of Liverpool, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Pittsburgh - UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences - Blantyre Malaria Project, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences - Blantyre Malaria Project, Epicentre (Paris), Epicentre (Paris), University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Mahidol University - Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, University College London, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) - Kemri-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences - Blantyre Malaria Project, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences - Blantyre Malaria Project, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Makerere University - School of Public Health, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences - Blantyre Malaria Project and University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
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Non-traumatic coma ComaAfricaChildrenCerebral malariaMeningitis Encephalitis NeurodisabilityMolecular diagnostics Neuro-imagingCNS infections Tropical paediatrics

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Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Faecal Shedding in the Community: A Prospective Household Cohort Study (COVID-LIV) in the UK

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Apr 2021
University of Liverpool - Department of Clinical Infection Microbiology and Immunology, University of Liverpool - Department of Clinical Infection Microbiology and Immunology, University of Liverpool - Department of Clinical Infection Microbiology and Immunology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine - Department of Tropical Disease Biology, University of Liverpool - NIHR Health Protection Research Unit for Emerging and Zoonotic Infection, University of Liverpool - NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Gastrointestinal Infections, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool - Center for Global Vaccine Research, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection and Global Health and Independent
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SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, cohort study, faecal shedding, transmission, community, asymptomatic, gastrointestinal

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Aetiology, Neuroradiological Features, Long-Term Neurosequelae and Risk Factors for Mortality of Febrile Coma in Malawian Children: A Prospective Cohort Study

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Mar 2024
University of Oxford - Oxford Vaccine Group, University of Liverpool, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Imperial College London - School of Public Health, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Cornell University - Department of Neurology, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, University of Rochester - School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences - Blantyre Malaria Project, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences - Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences - Blantyre Malaria Project, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences - Blantyre Malaria Project, University of Malawi - Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences - Blantyre Malaria Project and University of Liverpool - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
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Febrile comaComaCerebral malaria Meningitis Malaria and bacterial co-infection Neurodisability Molecular diagnostics Neuro-imagingMalawi Tropical medicine CNS infections