Onchocerca volvulus and epilepsy: A comprehensive review using the Bradford Hill criteria for causation.
Robert ColebundersAlfred K NjamnshiSonia MenonCharles R NewtonAn HotterbeekxPierre-Marie PreuxAdrian HopkinsMichel T VaillantJoseph Nelson Siewe FodjoPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
Applying the Bradford Hill criteria suggests consistent epidemiological evidence that O. volvulus infection is a trigger of epilepsy. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for seizure induction still need to be elucidated.
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