Epidemic epileptic encephalopathy in East African children.
- Specialty
- Neurology
- Subspecialty
- Neurology / Epilepsy; Infectious disease
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, children aged 5–15 in East Africa
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Nodding disease
Etiology & mechanism
Cause unknown; association with Onchocerca volvulus.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (3)
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