Nodding syndrome, other forms of epilepsy, and the Nakalanga syndrome most likely directly or indirectly caused by Onchocerca volvulus

J Neurol Sci. 2017 Jan 15:372:439-440. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.008. Epub 2016 Oct 8.

Authors

R Colebunders¹, P Suykerbuyk¹, S T Jacob², M van Oijen³

Affiliations

¹ Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
² Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, United States.
³ Global Health Institute, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Neurology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: m.vanoijen@erasmusmc.nl.

PMID: 27745691
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.10.008

No abstract available

Keywords: Epilepsy; Nodding syndrome; Onchocerciasis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Nodding Syndrome / etiology*
Onchocerca volvulus / pathogenicity*
Onchocerciasis / complications*