Burden of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: first estimates and research priorities

Burden of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: first estimates and research priorities

Abstract Background Since the 1990s, evidence has accumulated of an increased prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas in Africa as compared to onchocerciasis-free areas. Although the causal relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy has yet to be proven, there is likely an assoc...

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Main Authors: Natalie V. S. Vinkeles Melchers, Sarah Mollenkopf, Robert Colebunders, Michael Edlinger, Luc E. Coffeng, Julia Irani, Trésor Zola, Joseph N. Siewe, Sake J. de Vlas, Andrea S. Winkler, Wilma A. Stolk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
River blindness
Onchocerciasis
Epilepsy
Burden estimates
Years of life lived with disability
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0481-9

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