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

• Main Authors: Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo (Author), Marieke C. J. Dekker (Author), Richard Idro (Author), Michel Ndahura Mandro (Author), Pierre-Marie Preux (Author), Alfred K. Njamnshi (Author), Robert Colebunders (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...