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First description of Nodding Syndrome in the Central African Republic

BACKGROUND: The term Nodding Syndrome (NS) refers to an atypical and severe form of childhood epilepsy characterized by a repetitive head nodding (HN). The disease has been for a long time limited to East Africa, and the cause is still unknown. The objective of this study was to confirm the existenc...

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Autores principales:	Metanmo, Salvatore, Boumédiène, Farid, Preux, Pierre-Marie, Colebunders, Robert, Siewe Fodjo, Joseph N., de Smet, Eric, Yangatimbi, Emmanuel, Winkler, Andrea S., Mbelesso, Pascal, Ajzenberg, Daniel
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2021
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8244846/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34143783 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009430

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