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