Status epilepticus is a life-threatening neurological emergency that affects both adults and
children. Approximately 36% of episodes of status epilepticus do not respond to the current …

Epilepsy is a major public health concern in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and
comorbidities aggravate the burden associated with the disease. The epidemiology of these …

Background Prediction of the functional outcome for patients with convulsive status
epilepticus (CSE) has been a challenge. The aim of this study was to characterize the …

Background Nodding syndrome (NS) has been consistently associated with onchocerciasis.
Nevertheless, a positive association between NS and a Mansonella perstans infection was …

Background Nodding syndrome (NS) is an epilepsy disorder occurring in children in South
Sudan, northern Uganda and Tanzania. The etiology of NS is unknown, but epidemiological …

Background: Neurological impairment (NI) and disability are associated with reduced life
expectancy, but the risk and magnitude of premature mortality in children vary considerably …

Aims. To describe the clinical manifestations of epilepsy and access to antiseizure treatment
in Mahenge in Central Tanzania, an onchocerciasis endemic area with a high prevalence of …

Advance Access Publication Date: 18 June 2020 Cohort Profile this area. Sixty percent of
the demographic surveillance area is rural while the rest is either urban or peri-urban. The …

Objective To investigate the prevalence, risk factors, clinical features, and neurobehavioral
comorbidities of epilepsy and acute symptomatic seizures in school‐aged children in Kilifi …

Abstract Purpose of Review Efforts to improve epilepsy care outcomes in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs) are occurring through global health work. Despite an increase in …