Epilepsy in the Sanaga‐Mbam valley, an onchocerciasis‐endemic region in Cameroon: electroclinical and neuropsychological findings

Epilepsy in the Sanaga‐Mbam valley, an onchocerciasis‐endemic region in Cameroon: electroclinical and neuropsychological findings

Abstract Objective Epilepsy is highly prevalent in onchocerciasis‐endemic African regions. Various types of epilepsy have been described in such regions based essentially on clinical characteristics. Methods We conducted a clinical, neurophysiological and neuropsychological study of epilepsy in the...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Morin, Maxime Guillaume, Leonard Ngarka, Godwin Y. Tatah, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Guillaume Wyart, Ghislain Nokam, Thierry Tchoumi, Mary Bello Nkinin, Wepnyu Y. Njamnshi, Eric‐Samuel Chokote, Michel Boussinesq, Robert Colebunders, Cédric B. Chesnais, Gilles Gargala, Dominique Parain, Alfred K. Njamnshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:Epilepsia Open
Subjects:
onchocerciasis
epilepsy
neuropsychology
electrophysiology
nodding syndrome
Cameroon
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12510

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https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12510

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