Head Nodding Seizures and O.Volvulus Infestation

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-22-12-2

Keywords:

Head Nodding Syndrome, Onchocerca Volvulus, Hippocampal Sclerosis

Abstract

Head nodding (HN) syndrome, a new epilepsy disorder in sub-Sahara Africa, is described in 62 patients studied prospectively at the University of Ulm, Germany; Haydom Lutheran Hospital, Tanzania; and other centers in Austria, Tanzania, and Canada.

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Published

2008-12-01

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Section

Seizure Disorders