The effect of bi-annual community-directed treatment with ivermectin on the incidence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic villages in South Sudan: a study protocol

BACKGROUND: Nodding syndrome (NS) is a devastating epileptic illness of unknown aetiology mainly affecting children 5–15 years of age. Head nodding distinguishes NS from other forms of epilepsy. Other manifestations of the illness include mental and physical growth retardation. Many children die as...

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Autori principali: Abd-Elfarag, Gasim, Logora, Makoy Yibi, Carter, Jane Y., Ojok, Morrish, Songok, Jackson, Menon, Sonia, Wit, Ferdinand, Lako, Richard, Colebunders, Robert
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: BioMed Central 2018
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Study Protocol
Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6234538/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30424817
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40249-018-0496-2
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