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Nodding syndrome and epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic regions: comparing preliminary observations from South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with data from Uganda
BACKGROUND: Nodding syndrome (NS) is an epilepsy disorder occurring in children in South Sudan, northern Uganda and Tanzania. The etiology of NS is unknown, but epidemiological studies demonstrate an association between NS and onchocerciasis. METHODS: Between November 2013 and July 2015 we visited o...
Autores principales: | Colebunders, Robert, Hendy, Adam, Mokili, John L., Wamala, Joseph Francis, Kaducu, Joice, Kur, Lucia, Tepage, Floribert, Mandro, Michel, Mucinya, Gisele, Mambandu, Germain, Komba, Michel Yendema, Lumaliza, Jean Louis, van Oijen, Marieke, Laudisoit, Anne |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802870/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27005304 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-016-1993-7 |
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