Onchocerciasis: seizure syndromes
Evidence-based neurology checklist on onchocerciasis: seizure syndromes: Onchocerciasis associated epilepsy (OAE) There is a clustering near rapid-flowing black-fly-infested rivers The onset age is between 3 and 18 years It presents with tonic-clonic, absence, or myoclonic seizures Nodding…
Onchocerciasis associated epilepsy (OAE)
- There is a clustering near rapid-flowing black-fly-infested rivers
- The onset age is between 3 and 18 years
- It presents with tonic-clonic, absence, or myoclonic seizures
Nodding syndrome
Nakalanga syndrome: features
References
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- Winkler AS, Wallner B, Friedrich K, et al. A longitudinal study on nodding syndrome-a new African epilepsy disorder. Epilepsia 2014; 55:86-93.
- Kipp W, Burnham G, Bamuhiiga J, Leichsenring M. The Nakalanga syndrome in Kabarole District, Western Uganda. Am J Trop Med Hyg 1996; 54:80-83.
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