Epidemic of seasonal ataxia in Nigeria following ingestion of the African silkworm Anaphe venata: Role of thiamine deficiency?

Metabolic Brain Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 251-258

  Adamolekun, Bolanle ^a   McCandless, David W ^b   Butterworth, Roger F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b The Chicago Medical College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaphe venata; Ataxia; Cassava; Metabolic encephalopathy; Thiamine

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ATAXIA; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LARVA; NIGERIA; REVIEW; SILKWORM; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ATAXIA; BOMBYX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; THIAMINE DEFICIENCY;

ATAXIA; BOMBYX MORI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 0031424922     PISSN: 08857490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022320324091     Document Type: Review

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