Macrophage migration inhibitory factor in Nodding syndrome.

• Main Authors: Gil Benedek (Author), Mahmoud Abed El Latif (Author), Keren Miller (Author), Mila Rivkin (Author), Ally Ahmed Ramadhan Lasu (Author), Lul P Riek (Author), Richard Lako (Author), Shimon Edvardson (Author), Sagit Arbel-Alon (Author), Eithan Galun (Author), Mia Levite (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Nodding syndrome (NS) is a catastrophic and enigmatic childhood epilepsy, accompanied by multiple neurological impairments and neuroinflammation. Of all the infectious, environmental and psychological factors associated with NS, the major culprit is Onchocerca Volvulus (Ov)-a parasitic worm transmit...