Nodding syndrome in northern Uganda: Overview and community perspectives

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-24

  Mitchell, Katrina B ^a   Kornfeld, Julie ^b   Adiama, Joseph ^b   Mugenyi, Andrew ^b   Schmutzhard, Erich ^c   Ovuga, Emilio ^d   Kamstra, Jesse ^b   Winkler, Andrea Sylvia ^e  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Uganda Country Program   (Uganda)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^d GULU UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nodding syndrome; Psychosocial; Socioeconomic; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NODDING SYNDROME; PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA; UGANDA;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEIZURES; UGANDA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870560346     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.10.030     Document Type: Article

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