Systemic and cerebrospinal fluid immune and complement activation in Ugandan children and adolescents with long‐standing nodding syndrome: A case‐control study
<strong>Objective</strong> Nodding syndrome is a poorly understood epileptic encephalopathy characterized by a unique seizure type—head nodding—and associated with Onchocerca volvulus infection. We hypothesized that altered immune activation in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma of...
Main Authors: | Ogwang, R, Muhanguzi, D, Mwikali, K, Anguzu, R, Kubofcik, J, Nutman, TB, Taylor, M, Newton, CR, Vincent, A, Conroy, AL, Marsh, K, Idro, R |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021
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