Ray STJ
Fuller CE
Boubour A
Tshimangani T
Kafoteka E
Muiruri-Liomba A
Malenga A
Tebulo A
Pensulo P
Gushu MB
Nielsen M
Raees M
Stockdale E
Langton J
Birbeck GL
Waithira N
Bonnett LJ
Henrion MY
Fink EL
Postels DG
O'Brien N
Page AL
Baron E
Gordon SB
Molyneux E
Dondorp A
George EC
Maitland K
Michael BD
Solomon T
Chimalizeni Y
Lalloo DG
Moxon CA
Taylor T
Mallewa M
Idro R
Seydel K
Griffiths MJ
Lancet Glob Health. 2025;13e1043-e1056
BACKGROUND: Non-traumatic coma in African children is a common life-threatening presentation often leading to hospital attendance. We aimed to estimate the distribution of non-traumatic coma causes and outcomes, including disease-specific outcomes, for which evidence is scarce. METHODS: We systematically reviewed MEDLINE, Embase, and Scopus databases from inception to Feb 6, 2024. We included studies recruiting children (aged 1 month to 16 years) with non-traumatic coma (Blantyre Coma Scale score
