Nodding syndrome: Preventable and treatable

Sci Transl Med. 2017 Feb 15;9(377):eaam8532. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aam8532.

Abstract

New insights into the pathophysiology of nodding syndrome, a form of childhood epilepsy associated with onchocerciasis, provide new opportunities for disease treatment and parasite control (Johnson et al).

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Nodding Syndrome*
  • Onchocerca volvulus*
  • Onchocerciasis*