Nodding syndrome, western Uganda, 1994.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
; 93(1): 198-202, 2015 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25918208
ABSTRACT
Nodding syndrome (NS) is a poorly understood condition, which was delineated in 2008 as a new epilepsy syndrome. So far, confirmed cases of NS have been observed in three circumscribed African areas southern Tanzania, southern Sudan, and northern Uganda. Case-control studies have provided evidence of an association between NS and infection with Onchocerca volvulus, but the causation of NS is still not fully clarified. We report a case of a 15-year old boy with head nodding seizures and other characteristic features of NS from an onchocerciasis endemic area in western Uganda, with no contiguity to the hitherto known areas. We suggest that the existence of NS should be systematically investigated in other areas.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Nodding Syndrome
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Canadá