title: Clinical characteristics of people with head nodding in southern Tanzania.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Centre for Palliative Medicine and Department of Neurology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany. drawinkler@yahoo.com.au
authors.forename: Andrea S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.forename: Katrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meindl
authors.forename: Aslam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kidunda
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nassri
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jilek-Aall
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Matuja
authors.forename: Erich
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schmutzhard
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants