OBJECTIVE: To determine environmental factors associated with Nodding Syndrome (NS), a treatable ... more OBJECTIVE: To determine environmental factors associated with Nodding Syndrome (NS), a treatable but otherwise progressive form of epilepsy in east Africa. BACKGROUND: Uncontrollable head nodding, often food-associated, was first described in Tanzania in the 1960s, with reports from 1934 (Afr. Health Sci. 13: 176-82, 2013). Many develop generalized seizures. Large outbreaks of NS occurred in South Sudan (from 1991) and Uganda (from 1997), the latter affecting thousands of children. Common risk factors include population ..
OBJECTIVE: To determine environmental factors associated with Nodding Syndrome (NS), a treatable ... more OBJECTIVE: To determine environmental factors associated with Nodding Syndrome (NS), a treatable but otherwise progressive form of epilepsy in east Africa. BACKGROUND: Uncontrollable head nodding, often food-associated, was first described in Tanzania in the 1960s, with reports from 1934 (Afr. Health Sci. 13: 176-82, 2013). Many develop generalized seizures. Large outbreaks of NS occurred in South Sudan (from 1991) and Uganda (from 1997), the latter affecting thousands of children. Common risk factors include population ..
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