Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE) is an important neglected public health problem
in areas with high ongoing onchocerciasis transmission. The risk that children in such areas …

Introduction: Nodding syndrome (NS) remains a poorly understood disorder. For a long time,
it has been thought to be restricted to East Africa; however, cases in Central Africa have …

Nodding syndrome (NS) is a phenotypic presentation of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy
(OAE). OAE is an important public health problem in areas with high ongoing Onchocerca …

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

Nodding syndrome (NS) is a debilitating yet often neglected neurological disease affecting
thousands of children in several sub-Saharan African countries. The cause of NS remains …

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1 temporality of ivermectin intake and nodding syndrome onset. However, ivermectin intake …

Abstract Introduction: Nodding Syndrome (NS) remains a poorly understood disorder. For a
long time, it has been thought to be restricted to East Africa, however cases in Central Africa …

Background Epilepsy is a common, long-term neurological condition. Several previous case-
control, cohort and cross-sectional studies have highlighted the role of prenatal, delivery and …

Nodding Syndrome (NS) has occurred among severely food-stressed communities in
northern Uganda and several other East African populations that, with their forced physical …

This narrative review intends to inform neurologists and public health professionals about
Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE), a neglected public health problem in many …