Can we diagnose and manage suspected acute brain infections better?

Affiliations

¹ Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé, Cameroon; BRAIN, Geneva, Switzerland; Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Neurology Department, Yaoundé Central Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Electronic address: alfred.njamnshi@brainafrica.org.
² Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé, Cameroon; Neurology Department, Jamot Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

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Alfred Kongnyu Njamnshi et al. Lancet. 2025.

. 2025 Mar 22;405(10483):954-955.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00468-4.

¹ Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé, Cameroon; BRAIN, Geneva, Switzerland; Neuroscience Lab, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, The University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Neurology Department, Yaoundé Central Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon. Electronic address: alfred.njamnshi@brainafrica.org.
² Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Yaoundé, Cameroon; Neurology Department, Jamot Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

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