NEFL and cerebral malaria: In a prospective cohort study of Ugandan children, 18 months to 12 years of age with cerebral malaria (n = 182), severe malarial anaemia (n = 158), and asymptomatic community children (n = 118), we measured admission blood levels of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1, neurofilament-light chain, and glial fibrillary acidic protein.