Report of the first international workshop on onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy

• Main Authors: Robert Colebunders (Author), Michel Mandro (Author), Alfred K. Njamnshi (Author), Michel Boussinesq (Author), An Hotterbeekx (Author), Joseph Kamgno (Author), Sarah O'Neill (Author), Adrian Hopkins (Author), Patrick Suykerbuyk (Author), Maria-Gloria Basáñez (Author), Rory J. Post (Author), Belén Pedrique (Author), Pierre-Marie Preux (Author), Wilma A. Stolk (Author), Thomas B. Nutman (Author), Richard Idro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Recently, several epidemiological studies performed in Onchocerca volvulus-endemic regions have suggested that onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE) may constitute an important but neglected public health problem in many countries where onchocerciasis is still endemic. Main te...