Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Clinical description and relationship with microfilarial density
Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Michel Ndahura Mandro, Déby Mukendi, Floribert Tepage, Sonia Menon, Swabra Nakato, Françoise Nyisi, Germain Abhafule, Deogratias Wonya’Rossi, Aimé Anyolito, Richard Lokonda, An Hotterbeekx, Robert Colebunders
This study examines onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in the DRC, finding a link between microfilarial density and seizure frequency, along with clinical features like nodding seizures and Nakalanga features.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases · Jul 17, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience