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Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Clinical description and relationship with microfilarial density

2019-03-13

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<h4>Background: </h4> High epilepsy prevalence and incidence were observed in onchocerciasis-endemic villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We sought to investigate the clinical characteristics of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE), and the relationship with microfilarial density. <h4>Methods:</h4> In October 2017, ivermectin-naive persons with epilepsy (PWE) were recruited from onchocerciasis-e...

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6a51cd89-05b1-5864-a1c8-2cb1f9aa56dc
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10.1101/577247
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