Systemic and cerebrospinal fluid immune and complement activation in Ugandan children and adolescents with long-standing nodding syndrome: A case-control study.
Rodney OgwangDennis MuhanguziMwikali KiokoRonald AnguzuJoe KubofcikThomas B NutmanMark TaylorCharles R J C NewtonAngela VincentAndrea L ConroyKevin MarshRichard IdroPublished in: Epilepsia open (2021)
Nodding syndrome is associated with exposure to O. volvulus. Compared to controls, children with long-standing symptoms of nodding syndrome show evidence of complement activation in CSF and altered immune activation in plasma.