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High prevalence of epilepsy in a village in the Littoral Province of Cameroon.
Epilepsy research - 1 Dec 2008
Prischich Francesca, De Rinaldis Marta, Bruno Flaminia, Egeo Gabriella, Santori Chiara, Zappaterreno Alessandra, Fattouch Jinane, Di Bonaventura Carlo, Bada Jean, Russo Gianluca, Pizzuti Antonio, Cardona Francesco, Sa'a, Vullo Vincenzo, Giallonardo Anna Teresa, D'Erasmo Emilio, Pelliccia Andrea, Vanacore Nicola
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: In the Littoral Province of Cameroon, in the Sanaga River Valley, a door-to-door epidemiological study was carried out in order to evaluate the prevalence of epilepsy in a small village located in a geographically isolated area, hyper-endemic for onchocerciasis. It was followed by an electro-clinical evaluation of patients and a case-control study. METHODS: The study involved a three-phases design: in...
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