Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3423909 | Trends in Parasitology | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Epilepsy and onchocerciasis (river blindness) constitute serious public health problems in several tropical countries. There are four main mechanisms that might explain a relationship between these two diseases: (i) the presence of Onchocerca volvulus in the central nervous system; (ii) the pathogenicity of various O. volvulus strains; (iii) immunological mechanisms involving cross-reactive immunization or cytokine production during infection; and (iv) the triggering role of insomnia due to itching.
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Authors
Benoît Marin, Michel Boussinesq, Michel Druet-Cabanac, Joseph Kamgno, Bernard Bouteille, Pierre-Marie Preux,