OPHTHALMOLOGIC IDENTIFICATION OF CEREBRAL MALARIA IN ADULTS

Ophthalmologic identification of cerebral malaria in adults

Objective: To report the clinical presentation of malarial retinopathy in an adult, emphasizing the importance of this diagnosis for the clinical suspicion and prognosis of cerebral malaria.Methods: A 39-year-old caucasian man presented with hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, acidemia and acute renal failure, developing severe Licks encephalopathy

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“The World Had Forgotten about Us”: Heterotopian Resistance in Richard Flanagan’s Wanting and Lloyd Jones’s Mister Pip

This article explores how the different forms of heterotopias present in Richard Flanagan’s Wanting (2008) and Lloyd Jones’s Mister Pip (2006) articulate problematic identity politics and cultural memory.In Wanting, the collocation of Mathinna’s story with that of the lost Franklin expedition offers a form of reclaiming.This article argues th

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Local seafood: rethinking the direct marketing paradigm

Faced with strict regulations, rising operational costs, depleted stocks, and competition from less expensive foreign imports, many fishers are pursuing new ways to market and sell their catch.Direct marketing arrangements can increase the ex-vessel value of seafood and profitability of operations for fishers by Wormwood circumventing dominant whol

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