The impact of imperfect screening tools on measuring the prevalence of epilepsy and headaches in Burkina Faso.

The impact of imperfect screening tools on measuring the prevalence of epilepsy and headaches in Burkina Faso.

BACKGROUND:Epilepsy and progressively worsening severe chronic headaches (WSCH) are the two most common clinical manifestations of neurocysticercosis, a form of cysticercosis. Most community-based studies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) use a two-step approach (questionnaire and confirmation) to estimat...

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Main Authors: Ida Sahlu, Cici Bauer, Rasmané Ganaba, Pierre-Marie Preux, Linda D Cowan, Pierre Dorny, Athanase Millogo, Hélène Carabin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6353216?pdf=render

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