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The spectrum of disease and tau pathology of nodding syndrome in Uganda
(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 ...
Neuroinflammation and Not Tauopathy Is a Predominant Pathological Signature of Nodding Syndrome
(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
(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 ...