Browsing by Subject "Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy"

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    • Cytokines and Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy, a Pilot Study and Review of the Literature 

      Vieri, Melissa Krizia; Hotterbeekx, An; Raimon, Stephen; Abd-Elfarag, Gasim; Mukendi, Deby; Carter, Jane Y.; Kumar-Singh, Samir; Colebunders, Robert (MDPI, 3/7/2021)
      Neuro-inflammation may be associated with onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE) but thus far very few immunological studies have been performed in children with this form of epilepsy. In a pilot study we measured the ...

    • Onchocerca Volvulus is not Detected in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Persons with Onchocerciasis-associated Epilepsy 

      Hotterbeekxa, An; Raimonb, Stephen; Abd-Elfarag, Gasim; Carter, Jane Y.; Sebitf, Wilson; Sulimang, Abozer; Fodjoa, Joseph Nelson Siewe; De Witteh, Peter; Logorai, Makoy Yibi; Colebundersa, Robert; Kumar-Singh, Samir (Elsevier, 2019-12)
      Objectives: Epidemiological evidence links onchocerciasis with the development of epilepsy. The aim of this study was to detect Onchocerca volvulus microfilariae or its bacterial endosymbiont, Wolbachia, in the cerebrospinal ...