Clinical characteristics of people with head nodding in southern Tanzania.
We have previously described a seizure disorder characterized by head nodding (HN). In a prospective study in southern Tanzania, we evaluated 62 patients with HN. Here, we report the patients' clinical characteristics and those of their seizures, which indicate high seizure frequency, unsatisfactory seizure control, a high burden of cognitive impairment and disease-associated barriers to education.
Winkler
Andrea S
AS
Interdisciplinary Centre for Palliative Medicine and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. drawinkler@yahoo.com.au
Friedrich
Katrin
K
Meindl
Michael
M
Kidunda
Aslam
A
Nassri
Amir
A
Jilek-Aall
Louise
L
Matuja
William
W
Schmutzhard
Erich
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D017668:Age of Onset; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D004522:Educational Status; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
D000927:Anticonvulsants