Browsing Department of Pathology by Subject "Uganda"

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    • Neuroinflammation and Not Tauopathy Is a Predominant Pathological Signature of Nodding Syndrome 

      Hotterbeekx, An; Lammens, Martin; Idro, Richard; Akun, Pamela R.; Lukande, Robert; Akena, Geoffrey; Nath, Avindra; Taylor, Jonee; Olwa, Francis; Kumar-Singh, Samir; Colebunders, Robert (Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, 2019)
      Nodding syndrome (NS) is an epileptic disorder occurring in chil dren in African onchocerciasis endemic regions. Here, we describe the pathological changes in 9 individuals from northern Uganda who died with NS (n ¼ 5) ...

    • Neuropathological Changes in Nakalanga Syndrome—A Case Report 

      Hotterbeekx, An; Lammens, Martin; Onzivua, Sylvester; Lukande, Robert; Olwa, Francis; Kumar-Singh, Samir; Van Hees, Stijn; Idro, Richard; Colebunders, Robert (Pathogens, 2021)
      Nakalanga syndrome is a clinical manifestation of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy characterized by stunting, delayed or absent secondary sexual development and skeletal deformities, and is often accompanied by epileptic ...

    • The spectrum of disease and tau pathology of nodding syndrome in Uganda 

      Pollanen, Michael S.; Onzivua, Sylvester; McKeever, Paul M.; Robertson, Janice; Mackenzie, Ian R.; Kovacs, Gabor G.; Olwa, Francis; Kitara, David L.; Fong, Amanda (Brain, 2021)
      Nodding syndrome is an enigmatic recurrent epidemic neurologic disease that affects children in East Africa. The illness begins with vertical nodding of the head and can progress to grand mal seizures and death after ...