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Francoise Nyisi

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Vieri M, Hotterbeekx A, Mandro M, Fodjo J, Dusabimana A, Nyisi F, et al.
Pathogens . 2021 Jul; 10(6). PMID: 34201076
Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE) is a devastating childhood disorder occurring in areas with high transmission. Despite epidemiological evidence showing the association between and epilepsy, the underlying mechanism remains unknown. Since high...
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Mandro M, Fodjo J, Dusabimana A, Mukendi D, Haesendonckx S, Lokonda R, et al.
Pathogens . 2020 Mar; 9(3). PMID: 32164367
Background: There is anecdotal evidence that ivermectin may decrease seizure frequency in -infected persons with epilepsy (PWE). Methods: In October 2017, a 12-month clinical trial was initiated in rural Democratic...
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Mandro M, Fodjo J, Mukendi D, Dusabimana A, Menon S, Haesendonckx S, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2020 Jan; 14(1):e0007966. PMID: 31923177
Introduction: Recent findings from onchocerciasis-endemic foci uphold that increasing ivermectin coverage reduces the epilepsy incidence, and anecdotal evidence suggests seizure frequency reduction in persons with onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy, when treated with...
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Fodjo J, Mandro M, Mukendi D, Tepage F, Menon S, Nakato S, et al.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis . 2019 Jul; 13(7):e0007300. PMID: 31314757
Background: High epilepsy prevalence and incidence were observed in onchocerciasis-endemic villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). We investigated the clinical characteristics of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE), and the relationship...