%0 Journal Article
%9 ACL : Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture répertoriées par l'AERES
%A Marin, B.
%A Boussinesq, Michel
%A Druet Cabanac, M.
%A Kamgno, J.
%A Bouteille, B.
%A Preux, P.M.
%T Onchocerciasis-related epilepsy ? Prospects at a time of uncertainty
%D 2006
%L fdi:010051877
%G ENG
%J Trends in Parasitology
%@ 1471-4922
%M CC:0002349100-0006
%N 1
%P 17-20
%R 10.1016/j.pt.2005.11.006
%U https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010051877
%> https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/depot/2011-06-01/010051877.pdf
%V 22
%W Horizon (IRD)
%X Epilepsy and onchocerciasis (river blindness) constitute serious public health problems in several tropical countries. There are four main mechanisms that might explain a relationship between these two diseases: (i) the presence of Onchocerca 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.
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