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Complementary therapeutic use of exercise in malaria's neurocognitive sequelae
Luciana Pereira de-Sousa1, Pamela Rosa-Gonçalves1, Beatriz Nogueira Siqueira-E-Silva1
1Laboratório de Pesquisa em Malária, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Malaria can compromise neurocognitive and behavioral integrity. Immunomodulation has been proposed as a mechanism by which exercise benefits brain function, including preventing neurocognitive decline in neurodegenerative diseases. We propose that immunomodulation through moderate-intensity aerobic exercise may be a potential approach to mitigate malaria-related neurocognitive and behavioral alterations.
Keywords:
cognitive-behavioral activityexerciseinfectious-parasitic diseaseslifestyle medicinemalariaphysical activity
