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The Nodding Syndrome project aims to address a form of epilepsy linked to onchocerciasis, primarily affecting regions in Africa. It seeks to develop a comprehensive policy plan to prevent and manage this condition through community-based treatment and awareness programs.
Nodding syndrome (NS) is a form of epilepsy, characterized by head-nodding, often associated with severe intellectual disability, psychiatric problems, and early death.
Initially, NS was reported only in onchocerciasis-endemic regions in Tanzania, Uganda and South Sudan.
Until recently, the cause of the syndrome was unknown.
Therefore, no strategy for prevention and cure was possible.
Our ERC project (NSETHIO) discovered that NS is only one of the clinical presentations of onchocerciasis associa…
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