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Nodding Syndrome
An epidemic illness characterized by head nodding associated with onchocerciasis has been described in eastern Africa since the early 1960s; we summarize published reports and recent studies. Onset of nodding occurs in previously healthy 5-15-year-old children and is often triggered by eating or cold temperatures and accompanied by cognitive impairment. Its incidence has increased in Uganda and...
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Nodding syndrome (NS) is a seizure disorder of unknown etiology, predominately affecting children aged 3-18 years in three sub-Saharan countries (Uganda, South Sudan, and Tanzania), with the primary feature of episodic head nodding. These episodes are thought to be one manifestation of a syndrome that includes neurologic deterioration, cognitive impairment, and additional seizure types. NS inve...
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On Monday December 21, 2015, an information session was organized by the Ugandan Health minister Dr Elioda Tumwesigye in Pader district, northern Uganda, to explain the results of the investigations performed in Uganda to identify the cause of nodding syndrome (NS). NS was first reported in Uganda in the districts of Kitgum, Pader, and Lamwo in 2009. Retrospective studies would suggest cases as...
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30 www.thelancet.com/neurology Vol 15 January 2016 Northern Uganda, epicentre of the nodding syndrome epidemic. It is diffi cult to know how many children are aff ected: fi gures of 1700 to more than 3500 are reported, depending on the consensus case defi nitions used. In 2011, having asked WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for assistance in determining what they were...
متن کاملFinancing and collaboration on research and development for nodding syndrome
BACKGROUND Nodding syndrome is a neurological disease with no known cure or treatment, impacting children aged 3-18 years old, mainly in East Africa. Children progressively develop varying degrees of cognitive impairment which may lead to severe wasting, a vegetative state and, eventually, death. Despite its 50-year existence, little is known about its cause, risk factors and prognosis. It is a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revue Neurologique
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0035-3787
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2019.09.005