Review of epidemiological studies searching for a relationship between onchocerciasis and epilepsy

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 144-149

  Druet Cabanac, M ^a   Boussinesq, M ^b   Dongmo, L ^c   Farnarier, G ^d   Bouteille, B ^a   Preux, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

^b Institute of Agronomic Research for Development   (Cameroon)

^c Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences   (Cameroon)

^d North University Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology, onchocerciasis epilepsy; Epilepsy; Meta analysis, relationship onchocerciasis epilepsy; Onchocerciasis; Risk factors, epilepsy

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMBASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BRAIN DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PARASITIC INFECTIONS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; ONCHOCERCIASIS;

EID: 1842862776     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075958     Document Type: Review

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