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Association Between Ov16 Seropositivity and Neurocognitive Performance Among Children in Rural Cameroon: a Pilot Study

Infection with Onchocerca volvulus was recently reported to increase the risk for epilepsy in Cameroonian children. We investigated whether infection with O. volvulus may alter the cognitive function of children who may or may not develop epilepsy later in their lifetime. Using rapid diagnostic test...

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Autores principales:	Siewe Fodjo, Joseph Nelson, Njamnshi, Wepnyu Y., Ngarka, Leonard, Nfor, Leonard N., Ayuk, Constance, Mundih, Noelar N., Ekwoge, Hilda T., Nganchfu, Kevin, Njamnshi, Kongnyu G., Yerema, Rachel, Ngoundjou, Pernelle, Awasume, Edward, Ashu, George, Tabah, Earnest N., Colebunders, Robert, Njamnshi, Alfred K.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Springer International Publishing 2021
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8602181/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34868828 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40817-021-00111-z

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