First description of Nodding Syndrome in the Central African Republic.

• Main Authors: Salvatore Metanmo (Author), Farid Boumédiène (Author), Pierre-Marie Preux (Author), Robert Colebunders (Author), Joseph N Siewe Fodjo (Author), Eric de Smet (Author), Emmanuel Yangatimbi (Author), Andrea S Winkler (Author), Pascal Mbelesso (Author), Daniel Ajzenberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The term Nodding Syndrome (NS) refers to an atypical and severe form of childhood epilepsy characterized by a repetitive head nodding (HN). The disease has been for a long time limited to East Africa, and the cause is still unknown. The objective of this study was to c...