Meta-analysis of epilepsy prevalence in West Africa and its relationship with onchocerciasis endemicity and control

BACKGROUND: A high prevalence and incidence of epilepsy has been reported in onchocerciasis-endemic regions in Central and East Africa. There is compelling epidemiological evidence suggesting that this high burden is caused by onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE). We hypothesized that OAE had al...

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Autores principales: Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson, Remme, Jan H F, Preux, Pierre-Marie, Colebunders, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7320426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32141502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaa012

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7320426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32141502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaa012

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