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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Published in:Infect Dis Poverty
Main Authors: Abd-Elfarag, Gasim, Logora, Makoy Yibi, Carter, Jane Y., Ojok, Morrish, Songok, Jackson, Menon, Sonia, Wit, Ferdinand, Lako, Richard, Colebunders, Robert
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2018
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Study Protocol
Online Access: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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