Estimating the association between being seropositive for cysticercosis and the prevalence of epilepsy and severe chronic headaches in 60 villages of rural Burkina Faso.
BACKGROUND:Individuals diagnosed with neurocysticercosis often present with epilepsy and sometimes with progressively worsening severe chronic headaches (WSCH). While cross-sectional associations between seropositivity to cysticercal antigens and epilepsy have been reported, few large scale studies...
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Main Authors: | Ida Sahlu (Author), Hélène Carabin (Author), Rasmané Ganaba (Author), Pierre-Marie Preux (Author), Assana Kone Cissé (Author), Zekiba Tarnagda (Author), Sarah Gabriël (Author), Veronique Dermauw (Author), Pierre Dorny (Author), Cici Bauer (Author), Athanase Millogo (Author) |
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