Treatment and prevention of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas is urgently needed

• Main Authors: Robert Colebunders (Author), Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo (Author), Olivia Kamoen (Author), Luís-Jorge Amaral (Author), Amber Hadermann (Author), Chiara Trevisan (Author), Mark J. Taylor (Author), Julia Gauglitz (Author), Achim Hoerauf (Author), Yasuaki Sato (Author), Katja Polman (Author), María-Gloria Basáñez (Author), Dan Bhwana (Author), Thomson Lakwo (Author), Gasim Abd-Elfarag (Author), Sébastien D. Pion (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is increasing epidemiological evidence supporting the association between onchocerciasis and seizures, reinforcing the concept of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE). The aim of this paper is to provide an update on the new knowledge about OAE and to propose recommenda...