Doxycycline for the treatment of nodding syndrome (DONS); the study protocol of a phase II randomised controlled trial

Doxycycline for the treatment of nodding syndrome (DONS); the study protocol of a phase II randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Nodding syndrome is a poorly understood neurological disorder of unknown aetiology, affecting several thousand children in Africa. There has been a consistent epidemiological association with infection by the filarial parasite, Onchocerca volvulus and antibodies to leiomodin and...

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Main Authors: Richard Idro, Ronald Anguzu, Rodney Ogwang, Pamela Akun, Catherine Abbo, Amos Deogratius Mwaka, Bernard Opar, Phyellister Nakamya, Mark Taylor, Alison Elliott, Angela Vincent, Charles Newton, Kevin Marsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Nodding syndrome
Doxycycline
Onchocerca volvulus
Randomized controlled trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-019-1256-z

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