Outbreak of konzo disease in health region No. 2 of the Central African Republic;Résurgence de la maladie de konzo dans la région sanitaire n o 2 en République centrafricaine

Revue Neurologique

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 466-470

  Mbelesso, P ^a   Yogo, M L ^b   Yangatimbi, E ^a   Paul Sénékian, V De ^a   Nali, N M ^b   Preux, P M ^c  

^a Hopital de l'Amitie   (Central African Republic)

^b Hôpital de l'Amitié   (Central African Republic)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Cassava; Central African Republic; Cyanogen substances; Epidemiology; Konzo

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSARTHRIA; EPIDEMIC; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KONZO DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; TREMOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADOLESCENT; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; HYPERESTHESIA; MALE; MANIHOT; PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67849126606     PISSN: 00353787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2008.10.020     Document Type: Article

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