Risk factors for epilepsy in Bas-Uélé Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a case–control study
Author(s) -
Robert Colebunders,
Michel Mandro,
John L. Mokili,
Gisèle Mucinya,
Germain Mambandu,
Kenneth Pfarr,
Ingrid ReiterOwona,
Achim Hoerauf,
Floribert Tepage,
Bethanie Levick,
Michael Begon,
Anne Laudisoit
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.05.018
Subject(s) - democracy , epilepsy , political science , medicine , socioeconomics , geography , psychiatry , economics , law , politics
The reason for the high prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis endemic areas remains unknown. The aim of this study was to detect risk factors associated with epilepsy in a region endemic for onchocerciasis.
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