The effect of bi-annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin on the incidence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic villages in South Sudan: a study protocol

BACKGROUND: Nodding syndrome (NS) is a devastating epileptic illness of unknown aetiology mainly affecting children 5–15 years of age. Head nodding distinguishes NS from other forms of epilepsy. Other manifestations of the illness include mental and physical growth retardation. Many children die as...

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Autores principales: Abd-Elfarag, Gasim, Logora, Makoy Yibi, Carter, Jane Y., Ojok, Morrish, Songok, Jackson, Menon, Sonia, Wit, Ferdinand, Lako, Richard, Colebunders, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6234538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30424817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-018-0496-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6234538/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30424817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-018-0496-2

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