Head Nodding Seizures and O.Volvulus Infestation

Abstract

Head nodding (HN) syndrome, a new epilepsy disorder in sub-Sahara Africa, is described in 62 patients studied prospectively at the University of Ulm, Germany; Haydom Lutheran Hospital, Tanzania; and other centers in Austria, Tanzania, and Canada.

Keywords

• head nodding syndrome
• onchocerca volvulus
• hippocampal sclerosis