Comprehensive management of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas: lessons learnt from community-based surveys

• Hauptverfasser: Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo (Verfasst von), Marieke C. J. Dekker (Verfasst von), Richard Idro (Verfasst von), Michel Ndahura Mandro (Verfasst von), Pierre-Marie Preux (Verfasst von), Alfred K. Njamnshi (Verfasst von), Robert Colebunders (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Onchocerciasis-endemic regions are known to have a high epilepsy prevalence. Limited resources in these areas and poor access to healthcare by persons with epilepsy (PWE) result in a wide anti-epileptic treatment gap, poor seizure control and a high burden of seizure-related comp...