@article{fdi:010051877,
  title = {{O}nchocerciasis-related epilepsy ? {P}rospects at a time of uncertainty},
  author = {{M}arin, {B}. and {B}oussinesq, {M}ichel and {D}ruet {C}abanac, {M}. and {K}amgno, {J}. and {B}outeille, {B}. and {P}reux, {P}.{M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}pilepsy and onchocerciasis (river blindness) constitute serious public health problems in several tropical countries. {T}here are four main mechanisms that might explain a relationship between these two diseases: (i) the presence of {O}nchocerca voivulus in the central nervous system; (ii) the pathogenicity of various {O}. volvulus strains; (iii) immunological mechanisms involving cross-reactive immunization or cytokine production during infection; and (iv) the triggering role of insomnia due to itching.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}rends in {P}arasitology},
  volume = {22},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {17--20},
  ISSN = {1471-4922},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.pt.2005.11.006},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010051877},
}